Prevalence and risk factors of hearing loss in children with solid tumors treated with platinum-based chemotherapy

• Main Authors: Eka D Edward (Author), Nelly Rosdiana (Author), Farhat Farhat (Author), Olga Rasiyanti Siregar (Author), Bidasari Lubis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background The platinum-based chemotherapy drugs, cisplatin and carboplatin, are widely used in the treatment of several types of solid tumors. However, the treatment has side effects including hearing loss. Objective To evaluate the prevalence of hearing loss related to platinum-based chemotherapy...