The purpose of this research was to understand the experience of parenting a child receiving dexamethasone during maintenance chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Previous research has shown that dexamethasone's high level of toxicity causes many physical, behavioral, and emotional side effects, which reduce the quality of life during ALL treatment. Less is known about the experience of parenting a child receiving dexamethasone and the impact on the parent–child relationship.

Purchasers of the Foundations of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing, Foundations of Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, and Medication Fact Sheets in our ACE Center: APHON will be transferring all technology to a new platform on June 1. While we are excited about enhancing our tech abilities, we want to proactively prepare for the transition by asking you to download and save the product you’ve purchased by May 26. This will ensure that you have access to the valuable educational content that you need to educate yourself and your colleagues in order to provide the best care to your patients and families. We highly recommend doing this soon so you are confident that you have the materials you purchased. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. CNE Contact Hours Certificates: The technology platform change noted above will also temporarily impact access to CNE certificates for activities completed in the ACE Center. As we prepare for this transition, we also ask that you download and save any CNE certificates you need or may need over the summer by May 26. At this time, certificates via the ACE Center will not be retrievable until the full tech transfer occurs this summer.

Years of conflict and the ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip since 2012 has exacerbated gaps in childhood cancer service delivery, created shortages in cancer medicines, and delayed access to life-saving services such as radiotherapy for children living with cancer. "I remember talking to a mother, whose child had cancer, who told me that after many months she was finally able to sleep through the night because her child was now receiving morphine at the hospital and had stopped screaming in pain,” recalls Dr. Salwa Massad, a Research Manager for the WHO Palestinian National Institute of Public Health – occupied Palestine territory.