Assorted news from the last week:
Survivors of childhood cancers are at increased risk for prescription opioid misuse compared with their peers, a review of a claims database revealed. A panel of pediatric cancer specialists endorsed the first-ever consensus recommendations for end-of-life care for children with cancer and their families.
Serious Long-Term Adverse Events Decreased in Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma
Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl and Florida football coach Dan Mullen were among the personalities on hand Friday night in Sarasota, Florida to help ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale raise $5 million at a gala to support pediatric cancer research.
Upcoming Webinars and Online Opportunities:
The Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2) and the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) are pleased to invite you to a jointly convened online advocacy training meeting focused on State Cancer Action Plans–Primer on State Cancer Action Plans. Such plans, mandated by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), articulate the challenges and issues posed by cancer in each state and often include goals, objectives, and strategies to help inform and guide communities in the fight against cancer. Click the link above to register for this meeting to be held Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 7:00-8:30 pm ET. CAC2 will host its May CAC2 All-Member webinar: Improving Time to Diagnosis for Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Patients on May 12 at noon ET. The presentation will address the reasons why and solutions for detecting symptoms of cancer in children earlier in the diagnosis timeline. Speakers will include the founders of the UK’s Head Smart Program which has effectively addressed delayed diagnosis in children’s brain tumors.