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Feasibility of whole-body MRI for cancer screening in children and young people with ataxia telangiectasia: A mixed methods cross-sectional study (2024)
Journal Article
Neves, R., Panek, R., Clarkson, K., Wilne, S., Panagioti, O., Suri, M., Whitehouse, W. P., Fernandez, N. S., Dandapani, M., Glazebrook, C., Dineen, R. A., & Jagani, S. (2024). Feasibility of whole-body MRI for cancer screening in children and young people with ataxia telangiectasia: A mixed methods cross-sectional study. Cancer Medicine, 13(14), Article e70049. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70049

Background/Objectives: Ataxia telangiectasia (A‐T) is an inherited multisystem disorder with increased sensitivity to ionising radiation and elevated cancer risk. Although other cancer predisposition syndromes have established cancer screening protoc... Read More about Feasibility of whole-body MRI for cancer screening in children and young people with ataxia telangiectasia: A mixed methods cross-sectional study.

Evaluation of Pathway to Diagnosis of Pediatric Brain Tumors in Tamil Nadu, India (2024)
Journal Article
Kartik, P., Liu, J.-F., Sudarsan, R. T., Srinivasan, A., Jayaraman, D., Sivaprakasam, P., …Dandapani, M. (2024). Evaluation of Pathway to Diagnosis of Pediatric Brain Tumors in Tamil Nadu, India. JCO Global Oncology, 10(10), Article e2300214. https://doi.org/10.1200/go.23.00214

Purpose
Delayed diagnosis and poor awareness are significant barriers to the early intervention of pediatric brain tumors. This multicenter observational study aimed to evaluate the baseline routes and time to diagnosis for pediatric brain tumors in... Read More about Evaluation of Pathway to Diagnosis of Pediatric Brain Tumors in Tamil Nadu, India.

The effectiveness and safety of proton beam radiation therapy in children and young adults with Central Nervous System (CNS) tumours: a systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Wilson, J. S., Main, C., Thorp, N., Taylor, R. E., Majothi, S., Kearns, P. R., …Pizer, B. (2024). The effectiveness and safety of proton beam radiation therapy in children and young adults with Central Nervous System (CNS) tumours: a systematic review. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 167(1), 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-023-04510-4

Background
Central nervous system (CNS) tumours account for around 25% of childhood neoplasms. With multi-modal therapy, 5-year survival is at around 75% in the UK. Conventional photon radiotherapy has made significant contributions to survival, but... Read More about The effectiveness and safety of proton beam radiation therapy in children and young adults with Central Nervous System (CNS) tumours: a systematic review.