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Research - Pediatric Cancer and Disease INDEX
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School; Vice-Chair, AAP Section on Complementary and Integrative Medicine; Medical Advisor, The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology®
Dr. Lawrence D. Rosen is a board-certified general pediatrician committed to family-centered, holistic child health care. He is the founder of one of the country's first green, integrative primary care practices -- the Whole Child Center -- in Oradell, NJ. He serves as Medical Advisor to The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology.
Dr. Rosen is a nationally recognized expert in Pediatric Integrative Medicine. He is a founding member and Vice-Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Complementary and Integrative Medicine. He is a frequent speaker at both professional and consumer gatherings, discussing topics such as holistic care of the newborn and the integrative management of autism. Dr. Rosen is a graduate of New York Medical College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed his residency and chief residency in pediatrics at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York.
Click the titles below for further information and access to research pages.
Landmark Policy Study: Many Cancers Could Be Prevented
(American Institute of Cancer Research)
National Cancer Institute
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Improving the State of Children's Health
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| The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology evolved from a lifelong dream about a culture that would truly see children as its most important priority. The reason why the Center exists is all about children's health, and preventing environmental factors that can lead to illness and disease. This page also summarizes the sobering statistics on "The State of Children's Health."
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Cancer In Children
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This page offers a lay person's introduction to the topics of environmental oncology and cancer in children, including definitions of the main types of cancers and current trends. Click on the links on this page to learn more.
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Cancer Statistics - Q&A
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| This page offers a quick overview of childhood cancer statistics in Q&A format with links to source material for further exploration. |
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Pediatric Brain Cancers - Statistics
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| This short Q&A summarizes key statistics on brain and central nervous system (CNS) tumors in children. |
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National Children's Study
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| The National Children's Study, sponsored by the National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development, plans to follow over 100,000 children until age 21, tracking their environmental exposures, health and development. However, the program is now in jeapordy. |
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Research - Lifestye and Environmental Agents Causing Cancer: An Overview
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| The increasing incidence
of a variety of cancers after the Second World War confronts scientists with the
question of their origin. In Western countries, expansion and aging of the
population as well as progress in cancer detection using new diagnostic and
screening tests cannot fully account for the observed growing incidence of
cancer. Researchers at the Cancer Research Center in Paris explore the hypothesis that environmental factors play a more important role
in cancer genesis than is generally agreed. |
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Viewpoint - Cognitive Late Effects: We Are Failing Our Children
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Cyndi MacKinlay is the mother of a 15-year old cancer survivor.
Her son, Andrew, was diagnosed in 1998 with acute lymphoblastic
leukemia (ALL) when he was five years old. He concluded treatment in
2000 and remains in remission. This author explores the similarity of "cognitive late effects" experienced by patients with brain trauma and children with leukemia, the population most at risk for cognitive late effects. |
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Viewpoint - The Secret History of the War on Cancer
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| In her recent book, The Secret History of the War on Cancer, Devra Lee Davis, PhD, MPH, writes: "Look around and it seems that cancer has become the price of modern life. In America and England, one out of every two men and one out of every three women will develop cancer in their lifetime.
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International Childhood Cancer Day
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February 15th is a day designated to raise awareness about childhood cancer. Established
in 2001 by the International Confederation of Childhood Cancer Parent
Organizations (ICCCPO), an international collaborative of over 100
member organizations in over 60 countries, the day brings together
families and supporters in a common goal of educating the public and
raising funds for childhood cancer research and programs. The symbolic gold ribbon is the official ribbon of children with
cancer worldwide Just one day a year is designated to raise awareness about childhood cancer (Feb. 15th), but the idea is to respond and spread the message throughout the year. ...more
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Research - Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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| This page summarizes research on complementary alternative medicine (CAM) compiled by Dr. Lawrence Rosen, an expert in pediatric integrative medicine and advisor to The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology®. |
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Research - Diet and Prevention INDEX
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| This page summarizes information on our site concerning diet and prevention. It includes links to stories on organic foods, Ms. Imus' cookbook, as well as recent articles and research from the National Library of Medicine. Topics are arranged in alphabetical order. |
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Research - Pediatric Cancer
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| Research the latest journal articles on the topic of pediatric cancer from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
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Research - Leukemia
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| This is a list of research on the topic of leukemia and environmental factors published since 2002 that offers links from the National Library of Medicine. |
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Research - Pediatric Diabetes
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| This is a list of research on the topic of childhood diabetes and environmental factors published since 2005 that offers links to articles from the National Library of Medicine. |
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Research - Pediatric Arthritis
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| This is a list of research published since 2004 on the topic of arthritis in children that offers links to abstracts from the National Library of Medicine. |
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Research - Asthma, Allergies and Environmental Factors
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| Environmental factors are associated with asthma, allergies and respiratory infections. This is a list of research focused primarily on asthma that offers links from the National Library of Medicine. |
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