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For pediatric patients with cancer, a healthy lifestyle is important for treatment outcomes and beyond. General pediatricians play a major role in the care of these patients, particularly given the improved rates of survival. Pediatric obesity has many negative consequences, but it is an area where primary care providers can make an impact and provide support to childhood cancer survivors. To provide the best quality of care for this population, there must be collaboration between primary care and oncology providers. Additionally, general practioners should feel empowered to offer standard nutrition and physical activity recommendations to all childhood cancer survivors. For pediatric patients who carry a cancer diagnosis, cure is no longer the only goal. Pediatric providers across specialties need to work as a team to improve long-term quality of life for these patients, starting with modifiable healthy habits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the case study of 4-month-old previously healthy infant with increasing head circumference during well-child visits. Topics include patient had been at his baseline behavior and was developmentally appropriate, as confirmed by the primary care pediatrician; and renal ultrasound showed bilateral increased echogenicity and small cysts concerning for medical renal disease.