Due to an increase in requests to distribute childhood cancer research surveys, SIOP has implemented a formal survey policy and review process.

All surveys from partners, external parties, or members conducting independent research must now undergo scrutiny. This ensures that any endorsed research aligns with SIOP’s mission and provides clear value to our members.

Note on Internal Surveys: Surveys conducted strictly within SIOP committees, networks, or branches for their own use are exempt from this formal approval process. However, to help preserve organizational memory and prevent duplication, we kindly ask that you share your internal surveys and results with the SIOP Office for informational purposes.

• Topic has to be compelling for SIOP Membership
• Engage with SIOP Publication & Endorsement Committee early in the process
• Must be a rationale for survey as the only reasonable methodology available to obtain this data
• The survey creator has determined that there is no existing database with this information
• If survey is funded, funding source must be disclosed in full (please be advised: no tobacco, alcohol, gambling, or sugar funded surveys will be approved)
• Use of the results of the proposed survey must be described and the use must be compelling as well as what action is expected to occur post-survey
• Survey creator must be a SIOP member, or partner with an MOU or a collaborator who has created the survey in concert with a group within SIOP
• Brief summary of the findings (including response rate) must be sent to SIOP within 3 months of the close of the survey
• If survey is submitted for publication, SIOP must be informed and its contribution acknowledged