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HEALTH CARE

April 
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2018

Children and Cancer

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Pediatric cancers are treatable, but how do they affect children as they grow up?

In America, 80 percent of children diagnosed with cancer survive to adulthood, but the after-effects of treatment can be profound: physically, emotionally, and financially.


In his 2019 State of the Union address, the president pledged $500 million toward pediatric cancer research. However, the way forward still isn’t clear. What is the best use for that money? Is it enough?


The Atlantic explored the scientific innovations, policy proposals, and personal stories that define today’s fight for survivor-informed cures.


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Rep. Jackie Speier

(D-CA); Co-Chair, Congressional

Childhood Cancer Caucus

Brittany Avin

Ph.D. Candidate, Johns Hopkins

University School of Medicine

Catherine Blades

SVP, Chief ESG and Communications

Officer, Aflac

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Leigh Bluestein

Director of Communications

and Education, CaringMatters

Otis Brawley

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University

Keysha Brooks-Coley

Vice President, Federal Advocacy American

Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

Lindsay Carrick

Child Life Professional,
Aflac Cancer Center

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Vicky Forster

Postdoctoral Fellow,

The Hospital for Sick Children

Kathleen Koch 

Author and Journalist

 

Susan Saulny

Journalist


Nirali Shah

Head, Pediatric Hematologic Malignancies,

National Cancer Institute 

Rachel Snow 

Hope for Henry Child Life Specialist,
Children’s National Health System

Lori Wiener

Co-Director, Behavioral Health Core Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute

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Emily Lenzner, Senior Vice President, Communications, Atlantic Media

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How Policy Affects Treatment

Keysha Brooks-Coley, Vice President, Federal Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) Co-Chair, Congressional Childhood Cancer Caucus

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Caring for Joshua

Leigh Bluestein, Director of Communications and Education, CaringMatters
Dr. Nirali Shah, Head, Pediatric Hematologic Malignancies,
National Cancer Institute

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Catherine Blades, SVP, Chief ESG and Communications Officer, Aflac

Lindsay Carrick, Child Life Professional, Aflac Cancer Center

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Can Hospitals Be Kid Friendly?

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When Surviving is Half the Battle

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Dr. Victoria Forster, Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hospital for Sick Children

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