Under-fives at most risk of hearing loss from cisplatin: study
Researchers rank risk for different tumour types and identify drugs that compound the odds of ototoxicity
Children aged up to five years have almost double the risk of hearing loss caused by exposure to cisplatin cancer therapies compared with older children, a study shows.
The findings highlight the need for auditory testing at every cycle of cisplatin therapy, say researchers from Canada and the Netherlands.