US researchers have revealed that childhood cancer survivors face a hiked risk for diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure, all of which put them at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.

For the sake of study, researcher's analyzed data collected from nearly 8,600 survivors and nearly 3,000 of their siblings, all of who had participated in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

"In data previously published from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, pediatric cancer survivors were found to be at almost 10-fold greater risk for cardiovascular disease than their non-survivor counterparts", Dr. Lillian R. Meacham, medical director of the Cancer Survivor Program and professor of pediatrics at Emory University, said.

Researchers discovered that childhood cancer survivors were almost twice more likely than their sibling to be on medication for high blood pressure, 70% more likely to develop diabetes and 60% more likely to be obese, as compared to their siblings.

Details of the study were published in the January 7 issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.