Study Shows Chemo Causes Less Damage to Children With Brain Cancer
A twelve year study carried out by the Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group at the University of Nottingham has shown that chemotherapy may be a better choice than radiation therapy for treating young children with a rare form of brain cancer known as ependymoma.
Results of the research revealed that using chemotherapy rather than radiotherapy in children under three years of age reduced the risk of damage to important brain functions such as IQ, development, and short-term memory, without compromising the patient’s chance of survival.
The study was authored by Professor Richard Grundy from the Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre (CBTRC) and is published in the July 2007 edition of Lancet Oncology.
“We know that radiotherapy can be harmful to the developing brain, so avoiding it, or using it at an older age if needed, will hopefully reduce any learning difficulties these children may develop without compromising their chance of a cure.”
– Professor Richard Grundy, CBTRC
Source: University of Nottingham News
Related Stories: Cancer Research UK
Tags: tumor; pediatric oncology; Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust; St Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Great Ormond Street Hospital; United Kingdom
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