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Category Archives for pediatric cancer
Childhood Cancer Survivors Fear Recurrence
The good news is that, according to research, more than 85% of pediatric cancer survivors live more than five years. The bad news is that pediatric and AYA cancer survivors fear recurrence as the study
Continue readingAdult Childhood Cancer Survivors- Cognitive Decline
Adult childhood cancer survivors are adults who had cancer as an infant or as a child. According to the studies linked and excerpted below, cognitive decline can be a late stage side effect- meaning that
Continue readingDrug Errors- Pediatric Cancer
Fully 47% of pediatric cancer patients were exposed to at least one medication error based on medical records, bottle checks, and direct observation by visiting nurses I was diagnosed with a blood cancer
Continue readingPediatric ALL-Increased Survival- Lifetime of Pain
“Today, largely because of chemotherapy as well as some other treatments, like stem cell transplants, (for acute lymphoblastic leukemia) survival rates have soared in the West” According to
Continue readingWhole Brain Radiation – Pediatric Chemobrain?
Treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has included the use of prophylactic cranial irradiation in up to 20% of children with high-risk disease despite known cognitive risks of this treatment
Continue readingPediatric Head & Neck Cancer- Mucositis
The area’s sensitivity (pediatric head and neck cancer) also means the effects of treatment can lower patient quality of life due to symptoms including loss of appetite, difficulty swallowing, or
Continue readingAYA Late Effects- Painful, Expensive-
“A substantial proportion of adult survivors of (AYA cancer survivors) experienced financial hardship. Vulnerable sociodemographic status and late effects were associated with hardship.” The
Continue readingPediatric, AYA Survivors “Cure is NOT Enough”
For pediatric and AYA cancer survivors, a cure is not enough. I’ve never said the phrase A Cure Is Not Enough out loud. It sounds like the title of some sort of weird movie. I feel selfish for
Continue readingPediatric/AYA Psychological Side Effects
“The results revealed a higher relative risk of psychiatric hospital contact among survivors compared with siblings and matched individuals, and the risk remained elevated in survivors at 50 years
Continue readingCan Pediatric/AYA Cancer Late-Stage Side-Effects be prevented?
“”Cure is no longer a sufficient goal in pediatric cancer care,” the researchers wrote. “As the vast majority of these patients survive, attention must be paid to their long-term
Continue readingPediatric Cancer- Late Side Effects-
Aggressive Therapies for Pediatric Cancer Will Result in Long-term and Late Stage Side Effects- Pediatric oncology has come along way in improving the survival of pediatric cancer patients. Many cancers
Continue readingPediatric Cancer- Nutritional, Herbal
Pediatric Cancer patients endure greater toxicity achieving cures though these patients may experience greater health challenges later in life Pediatric Cancer management is more difficult than adult cancer
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