儿童肿瘤学组 2023 研究蓝图: 流行病学.

The Children’s Oncology Group (重心) Epidemiology Committee has a primary
focus on better understanding the etiologies of childhood cancers. Over the
past 10 年, the committee has leveraged the Childhood Cancer Research
Network, and now more recently Project:EveryChild (PEC), to conduct
epidemiologic assessments of various childhood cancers, including
osteosarcoma, 成神经细胞瘤, germ cell tumors, 尤文肉瘤,
rhabdomyosarcoma, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis. More recent studies
have utilized questionnaire data collected as part of PEC to focus on
specific characteristics and/or features, including the presence of
congenital disorders and the availability of stored cord blood. Members of
the COG Epidemiology Committee have also been involved in other large-scale
National Institutes of Health efforts, including the Childhood Cancer Data
Initiative and the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program,
which are improving our understanding of the factors associated with
childhood cancer risk. Future plans will focus on addressing questions
surrounding health disparities, utilizing novel biospecimens in COG
epidemiology studies, exploring the role of environmental factors on the
etiologies and outcomes of childhood cancer, collaborating with other COG
committees to expand the role of epidemiology in childhood cancer research,
and building new epidemiologic studies from the Molecular Characterization
Initiative-all with the ultimate goal of developing novel prevention and
intervention strategies for childhood cancer.