Association of language proficiency, sociodemographics, and neurocognitive functioning in dual-language Latino survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoma.
Laura BavaDavid R FreyerLinda M RadbillAlexis L JohnsPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2021)
Low language proficiency correlated with SES but was independently associated with lower cognitive and academic functioning. Research and surveillance for neurocognitive late effects in Latino ALL/LL survivors should incorporate measures of language proficiency and SES to account for their effects on cognitive and academic functioning.