Long-Term Complications of Children/Adolescents & Cancer

描述（由申请人提供）： 我们建议于二○ ○二年六月二十八至二十九日在皇后码头举行为期两天的会议 Inn（Niagara-on-the-Lake，安大略，加拿大）. 该计划将是有趣的 儿科血液学家/肿瘤学家，儿科执业护士， 儿科心理学家，儿科肿瘤社会工作者，医疗 肿瘤学家、研究员、住院医生、实习医生、临床研究助理和 其他初级保健提供者。 骨并发症的主题 将讨论儿童和青少年癌症的治疗问题。 第七届长期并发症国际会议的目标 儿童和青少年癌症的治疗将是：1）审查 基本多细胞单位的生物学; 2）回顾肾脏在 钙代谢的调节; 3）综述顺铂对 肾功能和钙代谢; 4）回顾晚期效应 异环磷酰胺对肾脏的影响; 5）审查测量 骨密度; 6）审查放射治疗对骨的影响 骨密度; 7）回顾糖皮质激素对骨密度的影响; 8） 综述雄激素和雌激素在骨骼生理学中的作用; 9）综述 卵巢功能衰竭引起的骨质疏松症的管理问题; 10)回顾生长激素在调节骨密度中的作用;以及 11)审查与生长治疗持续时间有关的问题 激素替代疗法 会议将包括国家和国际的介绍 这些领域的知名专家。 会议将促进随后的 儿童癌症幸存者研究的研究人员之间的讨论， 他们中的大多数人都参加了这个关于未来骨骼研究的会议 儿童癌症幸存者研究参与者的并发症。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to hold a two-day conference on June 28-29, 2002 at Queen's Landing Inn (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada). The program will be of interest to pediatric hematologists/oncologists, pediatric nurse practitioners, pediatric psychologists, pediatric oncology social workers, medical oncologists, fellows, residents, interns, clinical research associates and other primary care providers. The topic of bone complications following treatment of children and adolescents for cancer will be addressed. The goals of the 7th International Conference on Long-Term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer will be to: 1) Review the biology of the basic multicellular unit; 2) review the role of the kidney in the regulation of calcium metabolism; 3) review the effect of cis-platinum on renal function and calcium metabolism; 4) review the late effects of ifosfamide on the kidney; 5) review the issues involved in the measurement of bone density; 6) review the effects of radiation therapy effects on bone density; 7) review the effects of glucocorticoid hormones on bone density; 8) review the roles of androgen and estrogen in skeletal physiology; 9) review the issues involved in the management of osteoporosis due to ovarian failure; 10) review the role of growth hormone in the regulation of bone density; and 11) review the issues involved in the duration of treatment with growth hormone replacement therapy. The conference will include presentations by nationally and internationally recognized experts in these areas. The conference will facilitate subsequent discussions among the investigators of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, most of whom attend this conference, regarding future research on bone complications among participants in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.