Supporting oncology patients with neurocognitive late effects
Here, CHOC psychologists Drs. Tiffany Torigoe-Lai and Eric Proffitt , along with CHOC neuropsychologist Dr. Diana Cohen, provide an...
Sep 25, 2024
Healing Without Harm: Reducing Chemo Toxicities
“One thing we can do to really help patients with cancer is to make chemotherapy safer without reducing its effectiveness. I believe this...
Sep 24, 2024
Childhood cancer treatments increase keratinocyte carcinoma risk among survivors
Radiotherapy and hematopoietic cell transplant increased the risk for keratinocyte carcinoma development in childhood cancer survivors,...
Sep 17, 2024
After my daughter's cancer, I wanted to control her entire life. Then she went to college.
"If mother-daughter relationships can be complicated, our tangled mess of emotion and trauma took complicated to a new level. No one told...
Sep 12, 2024
When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges
Sexual dysfunction is a common and significant late effect among CCS. The disruptions caused by cancer and its treatment can interfere...
Sep 11, 2024
Early interventions may improve long-term academic achievement in young childhood brain tumor survivors
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found very young children treated for brain tumors were less prepared for school...
Sep 10, 2024
Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Have High Prevalence of Chronic Pain
Adult survivors of cancer diagnosed before age 21 have a high prevalence of chronic pain, with significant associations between pain,...
Sep 4, 2024
Research takes on the long-term health of childhood cancer survivors
New research from the University of Alberta offers the hope of better long-term outcomes for survivors of childhood cancer—and the path...
Jul 17, 2024
Risk for death significantly higher among underweight childhood cancer survivors
Underweight childhood cancer survivors are at an increased risk for late mortality, according to data from a retrospective cohort study...
Jul 12, 2024
Sexual Dysfunction Seen in One Third of Childhood Cancer Survivors
Many childhood cancer survivors may experience sexual dysfunction in adulthood, according to research published in Cancer. Read more:...
Jun 14, 2024

