Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Rates Are Rising, but Some Experts Doubt the Significance
The increased prevalence may be real, or it could be the result of the detection of more harmless tumors through increased screening efforts.
Pediatric Cancer
Everyone’s Conflicted: How Open Payments Did Little to Discourage Conflicts of Interest in Oncology
Since its inception, the Open Payments act does not appear to have prompted physicians to accept fewer payments from industry overall.
Differences in Postrelapse Mortality May be Driving Racial/Ethnic Disparities Observed in Children With Hodgkin Lymphoma
Study sought to determine if response to upfront treatment in children and adolescents with Hodgkin lymphoma is influenced by race/ethnicity.
Addition of Bevacizumab to Temozolomide-Based Chemotherapy Increased OR in Children With R/R Neuroblastoma
The addition of bevacizumab to temozolomide-based chemotherapy was also associated with higher rates of grade 3 or higher thrombocytopenia and anemia.
Cognitive Impairment Following Immunotherapy Treatment May Be Underestimated
As more and more patients undergo immunotherapy treatments, understanding possible side effects on cognitive function is an important research gap.
Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Greater for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Exposure to ≥250 mg/m² doxorubicin-equivalent anthracycline chemo tied to risk for CVD, heart failure.
Female Childhood Cancer Survivors Are at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer Due to Anthracycline Treatment
Survivors of childhood cancers who were treated with anthracyclines are at increased risk for developing breast cancer.
Bone Health Management Key in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Working group reviewed bone complications to form recommendations for management of bone health.
Global Burden of Childhood Cancers Examined
Burden of childhood cancers disproportionately affects populations in resource-limited settings.
Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Rates Are Rising, but Some Experts Doubt the Significance
The increased prevalence may be real, or it could be the result of the detection of more harmless tumors through increased screening efforts.
