Oncology
Opinion
Family physicians can help achieve national goals on STIs
How family physicians can support national strategic plan for sexually transmitted infections.
Conference Coverage
Consider C. difficile early in children with cancer with GI symptoms
Children with a hematologic malignancy had a higher prevalence of CDI.
Conference Coverage
Vaccine-preventable infection risk high for pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients
Optimize vaccination strategies early post hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Feature
COVID-19 vaccines: Safe for immunocompromised patients?
Data are limited thus far, and the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients remain unknown.
Conference Coverage
Pediatric regimens better for adolescents/young adults with aggressive B-cell NHL
News from the FDA/CDC
New drug approved for relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma
Conference Coverage
Abnormal anal paps in people with HIV can go more than a year without follow-up
In the U.S., people living with HIV are 19 times more likely to develop anal cancer, according to a journal article.
Conference Coverage
Poor image quality may limit televulvology care
Photographs submitted by referring physicians may be better than those provided by patients.
From the Journals
Early results ‘encouraging’ for CAR NKT cells in neuroblastoma
The CAR NKT cells localized to tumors, and one of three patients treated achieved a response.
Conference Coverage
Evaluating the impact of new pediatric brain tumor classifications
Additional molecular subtypes of childhood brain tumors will have far-reaching implications for diagnosis and management.
From the Journals
Study: Complications from childhood ALL and its treatment are common, but can be managed