St. Jude: How neighborhoods impact children treated for brain tumors
Heather Conklin of the St. Jude Department of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences led the study. She said it marks the first time someone in the oncology space has used a neighborhood-level measure rather than a family-specific one to predict cognitive outcomes in children treated for brain tumors. (Courtesy St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)
“It’s been in the last couple of decades — particularly with children treated with brain tumors — that the survival rates have improved so much. And the focus is now not only just on a cure, but also on quality of life after,” said the study’s lead researcher.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital pediatric cancerAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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