Genetically Predisposed Hispanics Can Alter the Course of Cancer
21/02/2014 01:15pm | 19190 viewsAdvances in modern medicine have made it possible to identify children and young people who have an inherited risk of developing early onset cancers. This important development in healthcare has brought unprecedented opportunities to reduce onset of certain cancers, improve outcomes for kids and young adults who do develop cancer, and prevent reoccurrences from happening.
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Dr. Sorrell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell transplant at the City of Hope. She is a board-certified pediatric oncologist and cancer genetics specialist with over 16 years of experience providing clinical care for children with cancer and blood disorders. She is an active participant in the development of national clinical trials for children with acute myeloid and lymphoid leukemia through the Children’s Oncology Group (COG).
Dr. Sorrell is the lead investigator for a biology study of transient myeloproliferative disease (a form of pre-leukemia) in children with Down’s syndrome. This study, COG AAML08B1, is currently enrolling patients from across North America. Dr. Sorrell’s research is focused on improving treatments and survival rates for children and young adults with inherited and genetic predispositions for leukemia.