Publications by authors named "K A Starling"

Article Synopsis
  • - Intergenerational relationships play a vital role in psychosocial development for both youth and elders, providing identity growth for young people and a sense of legacy for older individuals, particularly in the LGBTQ+ community where such connections are uncommon but essential.
  • - A study involved parents aged 50 to 79 writing letters to a fictional youth named Sam, exploring the wisdom of LGB elders and their experiences, with themes focusing on self-acceptance, navigating societal challenges, and community building.
  • - Findings revealed that letters with a positive emotional tone correlated with higher levels of wisdom and generativity, suggesting that fostering environments for wisdom-sharing can enhance well-being in LGBTQ+ communities across different age groups.
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The occurrence of malignancy in the pediatric age group is an uncommon but serious event. Since little data are available on the extent, nature or referral patterns of childhood cancer in West Virginia, we conducted a survey of 782 primary care physicians and 17 regional referral centers. The results showed that 249 cases of malignancy in the pediatric age group were reported and that 68% of children with newly diagnosed childhood malignancy were referred to institutions within West Virginia.

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Leukemia is the most common cancer in childhood with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) the most common subtype. While once uniformly fatal, today leukemia is a highly curable disease. To determine the outcomes of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in West Virginia, we performed a retrospective analysis of the results of treatment of children and adolescents with B-lineage ALL diagnosed between 2/86 and 1/91 and treated by the pediatric oncology teams at Morgantown or Charleston.

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Thirty children with refractory acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) were treated with mitoxantrone, 8 mg/m2/day, for 5 days. Three children received a second course of the drug 3 to 4 weeks later. All but two patients had received prior anthracycline therapy.

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