The development of second primary solid tumors, especially breast neoplasms, is increased among patients who have survived childhood or adolescent malignancies. With the increased long-term survival of patients with pediatric cancer, questions regarding breast cancer screening in this group have been raised. At this time, there are no established guidelines for breast cancer surveillance in thi...

In treating and controlling cancer, the most dramatic evidence of progress is that seen in childhood cancer. Once almost uniformly fatal, pediatric cancer has become a commonly curable illness in the last 30 years. For children diagnosed with cancer, the current 5-year cancerfree survival rate is 79%, and the 10-year survival rate is approaching 75% (Rowland et al., 2004). These figures already...

Pediatric, adolescent, and young adult (PAYA) cancer survivors suffer from multiple domains of adverse psychosocial behavioral outcomes during after their treatment. This study conducted a systematic review metaanalysis psychosocial, behavioral, supportive interventions for PAYA survivors. We searched 11 electronic databases, 4 professional websites, manual search reference lists in existing re...

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) predominately affects adults over the age of 50, however it occasionally occurs in young patients. Case: This case observes presentation and management a 14-year-old African American male (AAM) who presented to emergency department with two-week history insidious onset RLQ abdominal pain. Evaluation suspected small bowel obstruction computed tomography raised...

INTRODUCTION Oligodendrogliomas (OGs) account for <20% of all intracranial tumors and 25% of gliomas. Despite improvements in imaging techniques allowing for earlier diagnosis, OG is rare among the pediatric population. This study examines a large cohort of OG patients in an effort to define the demographic, clinical, and pathologic factors associated with clinical and survival outcomes. METH...

Background and Purpose: Over the past years, the role of fungi as a cause of nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients has been accentuated. Candida species constitute an important group of fungi causing diseases in immunocompromised patients. Oropharyngeal candidiasis continues to be a prevalent infection in immunodeficient patients. In this study, we aimed to determine the incidence of o...