Social Determinants of Cognitive Outcomes in Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumors Treated with Conformal Radiation Therapy.

Taylor N Mule'Jason HodgesShengjie WuYimei LiJason M AshfordThomas E MerchantHeather M Conklin

Published in: Neuro-oncology (2023)

Neighborhood-level measures of socioeconomic conditions can help inform understanding of long-term cognitive and academic outcomes in survivors of pediatric brain tumors. Future investigation of poverty's driving forces and the impact of economic hardship on children with other catastrophic diseases is needed.

Keyphrases

young adults
radiation therapy
physical activity
squamous cell carcinoma
adipose tissue
current status
newly diagnosed
radiation induced
medical students