Comparison of symptom burden/toxicity, neurocognitive change, and functional outcomes in pediatric brain tumor patients treated with proton vs. photon radiotherapy What is being studied? We will compare symptom burden/toxicity, neurocognitive change, and functional outcomes between brain tumour survivors treated with XRT (Photon Radiation Therapy) and those treated with PBRT (Proton Beam Radiation Therapy). What will…
White matter plasticity in brain synchronization and memory Changes in how the brain looks and acts over time, especially in relation to memory What is being studied? We are doing this study to see how the brain changes over time in children treated with cranial radiation (radiation to the head) for a brain tumour (medulloblastoma).…
Community exercise to help thinking skills and the brain in children and adolescents treated for brain tumours Fitness to Aid the Brain and Cognitive Skills What is being studied? With recent advances in medical treatment, many children diagnosed with brain tumours are cured. There are currently over 3000 survivors of paediatric brain tumours in Canada.…