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 Draft guidance from the FDA and Office for Human Research Protections offers draft guidance for incorporating tissue biopsies into clinical trials. Childhood cancer genome study reveals hidden variants. Transplant of frozen testicular tissue after chemotherapy during childhood provides hope for fertility restoration.Upcoming Webinars, Online Opportunities, and Meetings:
Navigating the Family: Siblings presentation: Many siblings serve as caregivers for their brothers and sisters with mental health and other support needs later in life. This presentation which will share information on common sibling dynamics and feature a panel of true experts: adult siblings reflecting back on their experiences growing up with a sibling with support needs will be held on January 15 at 2:00 ET. Click here for more information and to register.
Ohio’s 4th Annual Childhood Cancer Summit is a free, virtual event is open to all and will be held on February 4, 2025 between 9-4:30pm ET. Click here for more information and to register. ACCELERATE Multi-stakeholder Conference “A Decade of Impact – and Beyond” on February 6th & 7th in Brussels Belgium. In-person and virtual registration available. Click here for more information and to register.Community webinar exploring children’s and young people’s cancers will explore how clinical research and how clinical trials to deepen our understanding of cancer biology and treatment for children’s and young people’s cancers, February 12, 10:00 ET. Click here for more information and to register.
Join Gray for Glioblastoma and After Hours for Valentine’s evening at La Maison Française of the French Embassy to support brain cancer research on February 14, from 7:00-11:00 ET. Click here for more information to register.