Recognizing Underserved Populations
The BSC has established two working groups within the committee to focus
on underserved groups: AYA and Infants/Young Children. The AYA working
group consists of nine BSC members with expertise in cognitive and
psychosocial functioning in AYA Oncology. The primary objective is to
generate behavioral science-focused study concepts that are salient and
impactful for the AYA cancer population that can be successfully
implemented as large-scale, free-standing COG and cross-network trials.
The Infants/Young Children working group consists of seven BSC members
with expertise in the cognitive, social-emotional, and physical
development of very young children. The primary objective is to generate
recommendations for valid measurement of important outcomes for this
group that can be feasibly implemented in the cooperative group setting,
and to promote healthy development and preventative interventions for
very young children and their caregivers.