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The inclusion criteria comprise specific diagnoses (central nervous system [CNS] cancer, hematologic malignancies, extracranial solid tumors, and nonmalignant hematological diseases requiring allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor transplantation) and treatments (CNS surgery, radiotherapy, intrathecal\/intraventricular chemotherapy, neurotoxic systemic chemotherapy, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation). Patients with active disease, relapse, or prior neurological or psychiatric pathology will be excluded. This study will improve the understanding and management of neurocognitive sequelae in childhood cancer survivors and ultimately enhance their quality of life. 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