Major publications

1. DJENIDI F, ADAM J, GOUBAR A, DURGEAU A, MEURICE G, DE MONTPREVILLE V, VALIDIRE P, BESSE B and MAMI-CHOUAIB F. CD8⁺/CD103⁺ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are tumor-specific tissue-resident memory T cells and a prognostic factor for survival in lung cancer patients. J Immunol. 2015 Apr 1;194(7):3475-86.

Many associations bring happiness and hope to children and parents:

• Leisure activities and package breaks for patients
• Regular presence
• Support and help in the development of programmes across the Department  
• Financial support for research projects and work on a human scale
• Financial support for the project « Poussons les murs » (Let’s push back the walls)

Plastic Arts workshop

This is focussed on teaching children to use the language of art to express themselves through painting, drawing, collage, photography and sculpture. This aids the child to resume contact with their senses and emotions.  
This is conducted by a plastic arts teacher who is on site on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 

Education as a vector of socialisation

It is fundamentally important to maintain educational continuity for all these young patients. This continuity is supplied both within and outside Gustave Roussy thanks to a teaching team composed of teachers from the National Education system and volunteer teachers who are members of the « School in the Hospital » charitable association. The team is involved in and conscious of the specific needs of these pupils.

The long-term follow-up clinic

3 million individuals aged over 15 years have had cancer at some time during their life, which represents 6% of the French population in that age group. At present, there are 25,000 adult survivors of childhood cancer in France. 75% of these have severe or incapacitating symptoms 35 years later.

Paediatric oncology long-term follow-up has, therefore, a major role:

Treatment of pain

Children with cancer very frequently have pain. The doctor should look for this routinely. Different measuring scales are used according to the child’s age. These include the DEGR scale, the Visual Analogue Scale, drawing on a figure and the word scale. Once it has been measured the pain is localised and characterised by clinical history and examination.