6 days ago
New Research Explains Why Immunotherapy Is Less Effective in Children With Cancer
"Children’s immune systems respond to cancer immunotherapy differently from adults, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet. The...
7 days ago
NHS offers new drug to stop children and teens losing hearing after chemotherapy
Our SIOPEL-6 study showed that sodium thiosulfate (Pedmarqsi) almost halves the percentage of children and teenagers who lose hearing as...
Jan 29
Metronomic chemotherapy offers hope for children with neuroblastoma
Despite advances in treatment, survival rates for high-risk and relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma remain dismal, and options like...
Jan 28
Targeting potassium channel shows promise for treating brain tumors in children
Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have identified a key gene that could lead to next-generation treatments for...
Jan 27
Researchers tackle rare, aggressive tumors in children
Recently, CureSearch for Children’s Cancer, a privately funded organization, recognized the work of John Prensner, M.D., Ph.D., a...
Jan 24
Genetic insights reveal pathways of childhood kidney cancer development
Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital, the...
Jan 21
New study paves way for immunotherapies tailored for childhood cancers
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital in Sweden have determined how children's immune systems...
Jan 17
Children with congenital heart defects found to have poorer survival following cancer diagnosis
For children battling both congenital heart defects (CHD) and cancer, the road to recovery is far more precarious than previously...
Jan 16
‘Overwhelming evidence’ that common products are fuelling huge surge in childhood cancer cases, scientists warn
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for urgent action and a complete overhaul of chemical laws and...
Jan 15
Understanding common challenges in childhood cancer treatment
Lorna Rothery interviewed Dr John Glod from the National Cancer Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, about the...