Childhood cancer outcomes shouldn’t depend on where a child lives, but they do. A new study found that children with cancer living in neighborhoods facing persistent poverty have a 26% higher risk of early death and a 15% higher overall mortality rate compared to those in more affluent areas. Not because the cancer is different, but because the care is. 👉 Read the study here: pulmonologyadvisor.com/news/cancer-death-rates-higher-for-children-in-neighborhoods-with-persistent-poverty Health equity must be a central part of the conversation when we talk about childhood cancer. Because survival isn’t only determined by treatment plans, it’s influenced by access to early detection, proximity to care, family financial stability, transportation, and community support. Too often, the most medically vulnerable children also face the steepest systemic barriers.  Improving survival rates means improving access. And that’s something we have the power, and responsibility, to chan...