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Prevalence and predictors of cancer‐related worry and associations with health behaviors in adult s

Cancer - April 12, 2021 "A substantial proportion of adult survivors of childhood cancer reported CRW [cancer-related worry] associated...

Genetic Variants Associated with Therapy-Related Cardiomyopathy among Childhood Cancer Survivors of

American Association for Cancer Research - April 10, 2021 "Childhood cancer survivors of African ancestry are at higher risk of...

Socioeconomics Tied to Cognitive Function in Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors

Victoria Forster, PhD - April 8, 2021 "It suggests that the SES of families is a significant predictor of whether childhood brain tumor...

Rethinking Success in Pediatric Oncology: Beyond 5-Year Survival

Journal of Clinical Oncology - March 26, 2021 "Therefore, using 5-year overall survival as the primary benchmark of success does not...

Racial disparities in cancer care ‘don’t go away in survivorship’

Jennifer Byrne - March 25, 2021 “From screening to diagnosis, and from diagnosis to treatment, there are racial disparities,” Vivian J....

MD Anderson Implementing the Psychosocial Standards

Maddie Miracle Foundation - March 2021 "[The Psychosocial Team at MD Anderson Cancer Center's Children's Cancer Hospital's] commitment to...

Pediatric Cancer Survivors and Diabetes: What Are the Risks?

C. Andrew Kistler, MD, PharmD - March 18, 2021 "Approximately 50% of cancer survivors will be diagnosed with at least 1 hormonal...

New quarterly publication about childhood cancer survivorship

Published by the German childhood cancer late effects study group LESS – Late Effects Surveillance System - March 2021 Incredible amount...

Researchers Assess Strategies to Implement Exercise Intervention in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Kaitlyn D’Onofrio - January 4, 2021 "Maintaining a healthy lifestyle that includes physical activity may be more difficult for cancer...

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