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by Sarah Avery February 24, 2021 . DURHAM – The COVID-19 pandemic has heaped additional financial strains, childcare complications and other problems on already-burdened caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer, according to a study from researchers at Duke Health and other institutions. Surveying 360 parents and caregivers of children currently in treatment or still being monitored for cancer, the researchers found that half had to cancel or delay appointments, 77% reported increased feelings of anxiety and of those who had lost jobs or wages, 11% struggled to pay for basic needs. The survey findings appear online this month in the journal Pediatric Blood & Cancer. “Parents and caregivers of children who have cancer are already under tremendous stress,” said lead author Kyle Walsh, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Duke University School of Medicine. “And while the pandemic has impacted everyone, the isolation, job losses, reduce

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