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This study investigated some indices of physical, sexual and mental development in teenagers-survivors. The subjects of this study were 67 children, aged between 12 and 15, with 17 children having the average remission term of 68 month (5,7 years old): 11 - with ALL, 3 - with NHL, 3 - with HL. The control group consisted of 50 healthy peers. The height and weight data were studied according to centil scales, the genital status-through Tanner's scale, identity features - by means of the test ≪Three Characters≫ by M. Backes- Thomas, the peculiarities of socio-psychological adaptability (SPA) - by means of Dymond-Rogers scale modified to fit the Russian choice by Shegireva T.V. It has been found that children with malignant neoplasms have higher indices of physical development than their healthy peers while diagnosing and in the lasting remission as well. However, sexual development of children with malignant neoplasms appears to be lagging in 45% at the beginning of the treatment and in 18% of the survivors. The combination of antedating physical development and retardation in genital status had its effect in the psychic aspect. The index of total SPA is slightly lower than in healthy children, quite lower in terms of the following factors of the SPA scale: ≪emotional discomfort≫, ≪expectation of the inward control≫, ≪expectation of the outward control≫. Identification with younger children or family members is clearly seen, whereas healthy are identified more often with elder young people. The life notion is more down-to-earth, realistic and embraces both positive events and complications. Diseases, death happen more often than in healthy children. In the course of research the influence of a number of characteristics of physical status on teenagers' psychological status was noticed as well as that of stress and changes in the family relations linked to the malignant disease. Thus, disharmony of psychosomatic status of children-survivors in Russia's conditions requires to work out special rehabilitation programs.