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Emily Tonorezos

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Dr. Emily Tonorezos strives to improve the lives of childhood cancer survivors, and data accessible through CCDI could help advance her mission.

Credit: National Cancer Institute

Director, Office of Cancer Survivorship at NCI  

Survivors of childhood cancer and their families know the challenges don’t always end with treatment. Helping them navigate life after cancer is Dr. Emily Tonorezos (she/her), director of NCI’s Office of Cancer Survivorship.

“A lot happens to children who have been diagnosed with cancer that impacts their long-term quality of life,” said Emily. “We are working toward better understanding the needs of childhood cancer survivors and how to address those needs.” She added that capturing data on these patients, their cancers, and what treatments they receive with initiatives like CCDI is imperative for improving survivorship.

In childhood cancer, said Emily, these data are already informing therapy, with researchers using molecular characterization to develop targeted and less toxic treatments with fewer lifelong effects. As CCDI and the Molecular Characterization Initiative expand access to data, better treatments with fewer side effects could emerge. “That’s the way of the future for childhood cancer,” she said.

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