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.