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Radiotherapy alone for pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma by Young, Michael, Delaney, Angela, Jurbergs, Niki, Pan, Haitao, Wang, Fang, Boop, Frederick A., Merchant, Thomas E.

“…Purpose Radiotherapy alone, without tumor-directed surgery, may be appropriate for selected patients with craniopharyngioma reducing the risks associated with…”
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Support for Community School Personnel Working with Pediatric Cancer Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Klein, Sarah, Byford, Nicole, Ellison, Susan, Jurbergs, Niki

“…Improved therapies and increased survival rates are sending more pediatric cancer patients and survivors back to their classrooms; however, most community…”
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Cognitive and Psychosocial Development in Young Children with Brain Tumors: Observations from a Clinical Sample by Jurbergs, Niki, Harman, Jennifer L, Kenney, Ansley E, Semenkovich, Katherine, Molnar, Jr, Andrew E, Willard, Victoria W

“…Survivors of pediatric brain tumor (BT) are known to be at risk for developing cognitive and psychosocial late effects. Young age at treatment (≤6 years) is…”
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Promoting Completion of Cranial Radiation Therapy Without Sedation in Young Patients With Brain Tumors: A Case Series Illustrating Flexible Application of Empirically Supported Intervention by Jurbergs, Niki, Kennedy, Amy, Harman, Jennifer L.

“…Repeated anesthesia poses risks to patients but is often utilized to immobilize young children undergoing cranial radiation therapy for brain tumors. To enable…”
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Promoting Completion of Cranial Radiation Therapy Without Sedation in Young Patients With Brain Tumors: A Case Series Illustrating Flexible Application of Empirically Supported Intervention by Jurbergs, Niki, Kennedy, Amy, Harman, Jennifer L.

“…Repeated anesthesia poses risks to patients but is often utilized to immobilize young children undergoing cranial radiation therapy for brain tumors. To enable…”
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Social participation of school‐aged survivors of pediatric brain tumors: A daily diary report by Tamboli, Mollie, Means, Bethany, Jurbergs, Niki, Conklin, Heather M., Gajjar, Amar, Willard, Victoria W.

“…Background Difficulties with social functioning are common among survivors of pediatric brain tumors. Social participation is an understudied measure of social…”
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Virtual Group Activities as a New Platform for Socialization in Children With Pediatric Cancer: A Case Series From the COVID-19 Pandemic by Willard, Victoria W., Brasher, Shawn, Harman, Jennifer L., Jurbergs, Niki

“…Socialization with peers is essential for development yet reduced when children and adolescents are undergoing cancer treatment. Providing opportunity for…”
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Voices from the front line: Supporting staff during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jurbergs, Niki, Sellers, Janet, Brown, Mark, Canavera, Kristin, Crabtree, Valerie

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Proton therapy and limited surgery for paediatric and adolescent patients with craniopharyngioma (RT2CR): a single-arm, phase 2 study by Merchant, Thomas E, Hoehn, Mary Ellen, Khan, Raja B, Sabin, Noah D, Klimo, Paul, Boop, Frederick A, Wu, Shengjie, Li, Yimei, Burghen, Elizabeth A, Jurbergs, Niki, Sandler, Eric S, Aldana, Philipp R, Indelicato, Daniel J, Conklin, Heather M

“…Compared with photon therapy, proton therapy reduces exposure of normal brain tissue in patients with craniopharyngioma, which might reduce cognitive deficits…”
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Pediatric Craniopharyngioma: The Effect of Visual Deficits and Hormone Deficiencies on Long-Term Cognitive Outcomes After Conformal Photon Radiation Therapy by Merchant, Thomas E., Dangda, Sonal, Hoehn, Mary Ellen, Wu, Shengjie, Li, Yimei, Wang, Fang, Pan, Haitao, Boop, Frederick A., Jurbergs, Niki, Conklin, Heather M.

“…Pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma risk cognitive deficits when treated with radiation therapy. We investigated cognitive outcomes after conformal…”
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Proton Therapy and Limited Surgery for Paediatric and Adolescent Patients with Craniopharyngioma: A Phase 2 Study by Merchant, Thomas E., Hoehn, Mary Ellen, Khan, Raja B., Sabin, Noah D., Klimo, Paul, Boop, Frederick A., Wu, Shengjie, Li, Yimei, Burghen, Elizabeth A., Jurbergs, Niki, Sandler, Eric S., Aldana, Philipp R., Indelicato, Daniel J., Conklin, Heather M.

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Social Problem Solving in Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumor by Gordon, Mallorie L, Means, Bethany, Jurbergs, Niki, Conklin, Heather M, Gajjar, Amar, Willard, Victoria W

“…Psychosocial late effects among survivors of pediatric brain tumors are common. For school-aged survivors, social skills deficits and isolation present a…”
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How I approach: Defining the scope of psychosocial care across disciplines in pediatric hematology‐oncology by Jurbergs, Niki, Elliott, Darrell Andrew, Browne, Emily, Sirrine, Erica, Brasher, Shawn, Leigh, Laurie, Powell, Brent, Crabtree, Valerie McLaughlin

“…To provide the standard of psychosocial care for children with cancer and hematological disorders and their families, multidisciplinary teams must clearly…”
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Integrated Psychological Services in Pediatric Oncology: Caregiver Perspectives at Diagnosis by Bernstein, Emily, Jones, Anna M, Jurbergs, Niki, Harman, Jennifer L, Phipps, Sean, Heidelberg, R Elyse

“…Pediatric oncology patients and families are at risk for increased distress at diagnosis. The New Oncology Program in Psychology (NOPP) aligns psychological…”
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The toll of transition: Caregiver perceptions of family adjustment during the transition off pediatric cancer therapy by Jones, Anna M., Browne, Emily K., Adams, Kristen, Potter, Brian S., McLaughlin Crabtree, Valerie, Jurbergs, Niki, Heidelberg, R. Elyse, Tillery Webster, Rachel

“…Objective The role of transition‐focused psychology appointments in managing the transition off therapy is unclear. The objective of this research was to…”
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Behavioral sleep intervention to reduce bedsharing prior to stem cell transplant by LaRosa, Kayla N, Crabtree, Valerie McLaughlin, Jurbergs, Niki, Harman, Jennifer

“…Sleep disturbance is common in young children who are otherwise healthy and even more so in children with cancer. To address sleep disturbance in early…”
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Speaking genomics to parents offered germline testing for cancer predisposition: Use of a 2‐visit consent model by Johnson, Liza‐Marie, Sykes, April D., Lu, Zhaohua, Valdez, Jessica M., Gattuso, Jami, Gerhardt, Elsie, Hamilton, Kayla V., Harrison, Lynn W., Hines‐Dowell, Stacy J., Jurbergs, Niki, McGee, Rose B., Nuccio, Regina, Ouma, Annastasia A., Pritchard, Michele, Quinn, Emily A., Baker, Justin N., Mandrell, Belinda N., Nichols, Kim E.

“…Background Patients with cancer are increasingly offered genomic sequencing, including germline testing for cancer predisposition or other disorders. Such…”
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Concordance of parent proxy report and child self-report of posttraumatic stress in children with cancer and healthy children: influence of parental posttraumatic stress by Clawson, Ashley H., Jurbergs, Niki, Lindwall, Jennifer, Phipps, Sean

“…Objective This study examined the relationships between parental posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), child PTSS, and parent–child concordance for child PTSS…”
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A content analysis of parents’ reflections on pathogenic and uncertain pediatric oncology germline sequencing results by Howard Sharp, Katianne M., Clark, Mary Egan, Jurbergs, Niki, Ouma, Annastasia, Harrison, Lynn, Taylor, Leslie, Hamilton, Kayla, McGee, Rose B., Nuccio, Regina, Hines-Dowell, Stacy, Gattuso, Jami S., Pritchard, Michelle, Mandrell, Belinda, Tercyak, Kenneth P., Johnson, Liza-Marie, Nichols, Kim E.

“…Germline genomic sequencing is increasingly integrated into pediatric cancer care, with pathogenic cancer-predisposing variants identified among 5–18% of…”
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Cognitive and Psychosocial Functioning of Preschool-Aged Children with Cancer by Willard, Victoria W, Cox, Lauren E, Russell, Kathryn M, Kenney, Ansley, Jurbergs, Niki, Molnar, Jr, Andrew E, Harman, Jennifer L

“…Most children with cancer are diagnosed in early childhood, potentially resulting in missed developmental opportunities. The most common diagnoses-brain…”
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