CAC2 Childhood Cancer Community News Digest (April 14-20)
Assorted News from the Last Week: CAC2 Individual Member Robert Dilley blogging about why sustained research funding is essential to progress. AACR issues calls to action to advocacy colleagues and supporters of NIH funding. NCI Annual Report to the Nation: "Cancer death rates in children declined steadily over the study period; those for adolescents and young adults also declined until recently, when the decline slowed and stabilized." A new study suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants -- small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night -- could increase the risk of pediatric thyroid cancer. CT [...] Read more