Today’s traditional research model relies on incremental innovation that builds upon the shoulders of other researchers’ work, making small but steady strides. Occasionally, leaps are made by researchers who develop new classes of therapy such as stem cell transplant or CAR-T immunotherapy. But cancer patients may not have the luxury to wait 20 years for the traditional scientific process to evolve for their cancer. They can’t wait for a cure.
Unquestionably, a child’s cancer diagnosis weighs heavily on the parents’ minds. But now, an analysis of nearly 30,000 U.S. families has quantified how often parents of children with cancer use mental health services.
