CAC2 Childhood Cancer Community News Digest (January 6-12)
Assorted News from the Last Week: Pope Francis tells pediatric cancer patients they are ‘witnesses of hope.’ Unraveling the relationship between stress exposure and childhood anxiety: Considering accumulation, impact, and type in the first five years of life. New symptom reporting tool improves quality of life for children with cancer. Draft guidance from the FDA and Office for Human Research Protections offers draft guidance for incorporating tissue biopsies into clinical trials. Bone mineral density deficits prevalent among childhood cancer survivors, but modifiable risk factors suggest there are targets for intervention. Childhood cancer genome study reveals hidden variants. Transplant of frozen [...] Read more