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The Current Status and Future Potential of Theranostics to Diagnose and Treat Childhood Cancer

Frontiers in Oncology, 2020
In theranostics (i.e., therapy and diagnostics) radiopharmaceuticals are used for both therapeutic and diagnostic purposes by targeting one specific tumor receptor.
Alex J. Poot, Alex J. Poot, Marnix G. E. H. Lam, Max M. van Noesel   +3 more
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Current State of Pediatric Cardio-Oncology: A Review

, 2022
The landscape of pediatric oncology has dramatically changed over the course of the past several decades with five-year survival rates surpassing 80%.
Thomas D. Ryan, Alexander Raskin, Molly Brickler   +2 more
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Pediatric precision oncology: “better three hours too soon than a minute too late”

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
Precision oncology is defined as the selection of an effective treatment for a cancer patient based upon genomic profiling of the patient’s tumor to identify targetable alterations.
Mark Marshall, Jennifer Ivanovich, Morgan Schmitt, Amy Helvie, Lisa Langsford, Jennifer Casterline, Michael Ferguson   +6 more
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First Pediatric Exercise Oncology Congress (PEOC)

, 2023
On behalf of the 1st Pediatric Exercise Oncology Congress, we are pleased to present the abstracts from the 2022 Conference, the inaugural gathering of an international congress. The conference was held virtually on 7 and 8 April 2022.
Miriam Götte, S. Nicole Culos-Reed
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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Increasing pediatric radiation oncology capacity in sub-saharan Africa using technology: a pilot of a pediatric radiation oncology virtual training course

BMC Medical Education
Background The shortage of skilled healthcare professionals in pediatric oncology and the limited access to training programs remain significant challenges in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. The the Pediatric Radiation Oncology (Virtual) Course, ‘PedROC’
Adedayo O. Joseph, Adeseye M. Akinsete, Azeezat O. Ajose, Aishat T. Oladipo, Adeola Maliki, Korede Akindele, Michelle Mangongolo, Samuel Adeneye, Wilfred Ngwa   +8 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Sub specialization and centralization of pediatric neuro-oncology services: a strategy to improve outcomes in low-resource settings

Frontiers in Oncology
BackgroundSubspecialization and centralization increase the quality of care in many medical subspecialties. It is expected to be standard of care in high-income countries.
Abigail Baker, Vasudeva Bhat K., Daniel C. Moreira, Ibrahim Qaddoumi   +3 more
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Pediatric intracranial germ cell tumours in Hong Kong : favourable prognosis without spinal irradiation

, 1995
link_to_subscribed_fulltext27th Meeting of International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP), Montevideo, Uruguay, 10-14 October 1995. In Medical and Pediatric Oncology, 1995, v. 25 n. 4, p. 303, abstract no.
Lau, YL, Chan, GCF, Sham, JST, Low, LCK, Lee, ACW, Lam, KSL, Ha, SY, Kung, A, Fung, CF   +8 more
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The American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology workforce, productivity, and fellowship assessment: Current state of the workforce [PDF]

, 2023
The American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology conducted follow-up workforce surveys in 2017 and 2021 as well as a Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program Directors Survey in 2020 to provide an updated review of the current workforce.
Michelle Hudspeth, Nugent, Diane J, Ryan Hooker, Hagstrom, J Nathan, Hastings, Caroline, J. Nathan Hagstrom, Caroline Hastings, Hooker, Ryan, Diane J. Nugent, Workgroup, the American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Workforce Publication, Scott C. Borinstein, D. John Bergsagel, Borinstein, Scott C, Bergsagel, D John, Hudspeth, Michelle   +14 more
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