By SPC News Staff
Despite many successes in treating pediatric cancer, young children remain at high risk for developing severe, long-lasting impairments in their brain, heart, and other vital organs from chemotherapy and radiation treatments. In adults, however, these tissues are relatively spared (Cancer Cell [Epub Dec 22, 2016]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2016.11.011).
This disparity, which has never been explained, creates a complicated balancing act—administering doses high