Community-Based Support for Hispanic/Latino Families After Childhood Cancer
Stanford University School of Medicine & Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services
Overview
Through partnerships with survivors, parents, and community-based staff, this initiative identified the ongoing challenges families face long after childhood cancer treatment ends, including barriers related to language, rural location, healthcare navigation, and socioeconomic hardship. Findings underscore that childhood cancer affects the entire family and that culturally responsive, community-based support can help address unmet needs, improve access to resources, and reduce disparities in survivorship care for underserved communities.
Project Team
Stephanie M. Smith, MD, MPH
Division of Hematology, Oncology, Stem Cell Transplantation & Regenerative Medicine
Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine