Childhood Cancer Data Research in the Community
Across the childhood cancer community, there are people contributing to changing how childhood cancer data is shared, for the benefit of anyone experiencing these cancers. Read their stories.
Data Research in the Community
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Matt Ehrhardt
Matt hopes that shared data will improve long-term follow-up care for survivors of childhood and AYA cancer.
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Fernanda Michels
Motivated by the possibility of helping young people with cancer, Fernanda is working to improve how childhood cancer data is tracked and shared.
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Ethel Ngen
Ethel’s imaging data could help doctors find and treat brain injuries from radiation therapy in childhood cancer survivors.
Data Research in the Community
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Smita Bhatia
Smita hopes that increased data sharing and access will lead to discoveries that can be applied to patient care.
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Michael Ortiz
Access to data connected by CCDI could help Michael and others learn about rare childhood cancers faster than ever before.
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Corinne Linardic
Data from CCDI could help Corinne and her team learn more about soft tissue sarcomas and find new targets for treatment.
Data Research in the Community
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Xiao-Nan Li
Researchers working with Xiao-Nan's mouse models and data accessible through CCDI may be able to speed up development of childhood brain tumor treatments.
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Mignon Lee-Cheun Loh
For Mignon, CCDI presents opportunities to sequence patients’ leukemias and contribute data that could impact patient care.
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Nilsa Ramirez
Looking at clinical and lab data together can generate more information and lead to greater discoveries, says Nilsa.
Data Research in the Community
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Sanford and Elana Simon
Father and daughter Sanford and Elana help collect and organize data about the childhood cancer that Elana was diagnosed with at 12.
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Paula Aristizabal
Paula believes collecting and sharing data about social determinants of health can improve childhood cancer clinical trials and address health disparities.
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Lynne Wagner
Improving how data is captured from adolescents and young adults is a priority for Lynne, who wants to use patient-reported outcomes to help personalize treatments.