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Risk Assignment in ALL Protocol Development

Posted on June 26, 2015 by admin

Presentation Description: 
This session reviewed the development of strategies to identify patients at higher risk of having a recurrence of their leukemia. Contemporary criteria used in the Children’s Oncology Group trials for allocation to different risk groups for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia was reviewed. Modifications of therapy based on risk assignment were summarized.

Speaker:
Sarah Alexander, MD
Clinical Director, Haematology/Oncology
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

Posted in 2015 Satellite Education Day | Tagged 2015 Satellite Education Day, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), ALL, recurrence, risk factors, satellite clinic

Screening and Prevention – Empowering through Education

Posted on January 20, 2014 by admin


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Presentation Description: 
Do you show up at your screening appointments wondering why you’re even there? Or maybe you haven’t gone at all and are worried you missed the memo? Screening and prevention can be a tricky subject because there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ standard. This presentation provides an overview of exactly what screening is, why it’s important, who is at risk for what, and what you need to know to responsibly manage your health for years to come.

 

 

Speaker:
Paul Nathan, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Director, AfterCare Program
Hospital for Sick Children

Posted in 2013 Survivor Conference, Education for Survivors | Tagged cancer survivor, late effects, risk factors, screening, second cancer, second malignancy, secondary cancer

Subsequent Cancers – Risks & Preventions

Posted on September 4, 2012 by admin

Presentation Description: Some survivors of childhood cancer may be at a higher risk for developing another cancer – but not all survivors are. This presentation explained what puts survivors at risk and provided strategies to decrease the risk.

Speaker:          Mark Greenberg, OC, MB, ChB, FRCPC, FAAP

                           Senior Adviser, Policy & Clinical Affiars

                           Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO), Toronto

                           Senior Staff Oncologist

                           Division of Haematology/Oncology, SickKids, Toronto

                           Professor of Paediatrics & Surgery, University of Toronto

 

Posted in 2011 Survivor Conference, Education for Survivors | Tagged relapse, risk factors, second cancer

Hormonal Issues and Their Treatment

Posted on September 4, 2012 by admin

Presentation Description: Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk of developing chronic medical conditions, primarily as a direct result of the treatments they received to cure their cancers (for example radiation, combination chemotherapy). Endocrine or hormone problems are among the most common chronic medical conditions seen in adult survivors of childhood cancer. Hormone problems are most often seen in persons who were treated with radiation to the brain, neck or pelvic area and those who received high doses of a class of chemotherapy drugs called alkylation agents (such as cyclophosphamide, busulfan, melphalan, thiotepa). Hormone problems can affect growth, sexual development, stamina, and overall well being. Fortunately, many hormone problems are treatable.
This presentation reviewed the major hormone complications seen in survivors of childhood cancer, risk factors for these problems, as well as common symptoms and treatment approaches.

Speaker:          Mark Greenberg

                           Senior Adviser, Policy & Clinical Affiars

                           Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO), Toronto

                           Senior Staff Oncologist

                           Division of Haematology/Oncology, SickKids, Toronto

                           Professor of Paediatrics & Surgery, University of Toronto

 

Posted in 2011 Survivor Conference, Education for Survivors | Tagged alkylation agents, chronic medical conditions, combination chemotherapy, endocrine, growth, hormonal issues, hormones, Quality of Life, radiation, risk factors, sexual function, stamina

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