Latino children are at greater risk of developing certain cancers, and their short and long-term outcomes are often worse than other children with cancer. The reasons for these differences are not entirely known or understood. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Cancer Center were awarded more than $7.6 million over four years from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to comprehensively study late effects of childhood cancer in a diverse population of childhood cancer survivors, including their medical, neurocognitive and psychosocial outcomes. In addition, they will evaluate potential educational and sociodemographic barriers to obtaining survivorship care.
In 2021, these researchers received a $2 million award from the NCI to fund the “Survivorship and Access to care for Latinos to Understand and Address Disparities” study. Pediatric cancer centers across Texas, including Texas Children’s Cancer Center, Vannie Cook Children’s Cancer Clinic, University of Texas Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Cook Children’s Medical Center, and El Paso Children’s Hospital, enrolled children with cancer in this trial. The new award from the NCI will fund ongoing recruitment of childhood cancer survivors and collection of data about their long-term outcomes. In addition, data collection will be expanded to also include results of genotyping and metabolomic profiling studies, as well as clinical, demographic and social determinants of health data.
Source: SALUD study examines health disparities for Latino survivors of childhood cancer
Most Commented