Pediatric Cancer
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Forward Look
What’s Next? Fall 2021Oncolytic viruses to treat pediatric glioma.
by Natalie Slivinski
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Get Involved
Bringing Joy to the Pediatric WardStudents Lara Jabbour and Nazanin Nayeri work to cheer up hospital staff and patients.
by Bradley Jones
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Survivor Profile
Breaking Down BarriersCancer researcher Vicky Forster draws from her own experience with childhood leukemia to emphasize patient voices in cancer research.
by Bradley Jones
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Should All Kids With Cancer Get Genetic Testing?Testing children with cancer for hereditary mutations could impact their treatment and provide information relevant to other family members.
by Marcus A. Banks
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Understanding How Radiation Causes CancerResearchers are investigating who is at greatest risk for radiation-induced cancers.
by Kate Yandell
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A Drive for DiversityAfrican Americans are underrepresented in the Be The Match bone marrow donor registry. Patient advocates are working to change that.
by Jon Kelvey
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Smiling FacesRich Nardiello seeks to bring a smile to children with cancer.
by Bradley Jones
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Pediatric Oncologists Underestimate Needs of Minority ParentsResearch describes how communication gaps can shift extra burden to parents who are members of ethnic and racial minority groups.
by Marci A. Landsmann
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Advocacy in Action
Leaving a LegacyTwo mothers, each with a son who died of brain cancer, worked together to increase awareness and acceptance of tumor tissue donation.
by Esther Landhuis
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A Unified StrategyA couple who lost their daughter to brain cancer builds a charity that connects parents, hospitals and researchers with data.
by Marci A. Landsmann
