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The purpose of the Leucan Information Centre is to provide information to pediatric cancer patients and their parents.
07 August 2020
Childhood Cancer Survivors with Hearing Loss Suffer Neurocognitive Deficits
Childhood cancer survivors with severe hearing loss are at a significant increased risk of neurocognitive deficits, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.
21 July 2020
Negative Effects of Exercise Intolerance in Long-Term Cancer Survivors
Among adults who have survived childhood cancers, exercise intolerance is independently linked to emotional distress, achievement of social roles, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), according to study results published in JAMA Oncology.
21 July 2020
Scientists discover way to stop spread of devastating childhood cancer
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Manchester have made an important breakthrough that could lead to “kinder” treatments for children with bone cancer, and save lives.
08 June 2020
2019 Edition of the Rendez-vous d’hémato-oncologie pédiatrique
Taking care of healthcare professionals: resilience in pediatric hemato-oncology
New resources
My Cancer Days
Filigenzi, Courtney and Nicole Tadgell
États-Unis, 2016
Mon amie Claire
Zammit, Marisa et Erica Dornbusch
Canada, 2006
Un pas après l’autre: de l’entraide pour faire face au cancer de l’enfant
Pfistner, Sylvie
Suisse, 2017
Partners
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