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Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment Effects On Neurocognitive Development, Peyton Lee Crowder
Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment Effects On Neurocognitive Development, Peyton Lee Crowder
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Introduction
The problem at hand is understanding if pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment affects neurocognitive function or development. As the children battle ALL and are given treatments such as cranial radiation therapy and chemotherapy, they are having issues later on in life because the treatment regimens are very strong and are given during a crucial period of development.
Purpose Statement and Question
Does one pediatric treatment option affect neurocognitive development more than another later in life?
Literature Review
Research was conducted online via Google Scholar and East Tennessee State University Library database. Key terms used were pediatric ALL and …