Damocles' syndrome
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Damocles' syndrome
Pediatric oncology A state of long-term uncertainty, stress and anxiety experienced by the Pts and families of children treated for leukemia, as only 50% are cured and up to 10% of successfully treated Pts suffer future–often lymphoproliferative–malignancies. See Leukemia.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.