New test identifies high-risk childhood brain tumours, improving treatment decisions
Canadian researchers have developed an effective new technique for identifying aggressive medulloblastoma—the most common type of...
Mar 13
Melanoma risk doubles among childhood cancer survivors
Childhood cancer survivors are more than twice as likely to develop melanoma as the general population, according to findings published...
Feb 27
UC Irvine-led study finds possible links between PFAS exposure and childhood cancers
A study led by the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health at the University of California, Irvine has revealed possible links...
Feb 26
Researchers Find Inherited Genetic Condition Raises Risk of Developing Two Rare Pediatric Cancers
Led by a faculty member at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, an international team of experts has identified a genetic condition...
Feb 25
Parental Alcohol Use Linked To Increased Cancer Risk In Children, Texas A&M Researchers Find
New research from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has discovered that parents who chronically abuse...
Feb 20
Simple blood test could lead to smarter, kinder treatments for childhood cancers
Scientists have developed a simple blood test that will help them better understand children’s cancers - and pave the way for new...
Feb 19
Agricultural pesticide exposure linked to childhood cancers, study says
High exposure to multiple pesticides may cause childhood and adolescent cancers, especially brain and central nervous system (CNS)...
Feb 18
Natural killer cells offer hope for hard-to-treat pediatric sarcomas
University of Queensland research using natural killer cells may lead to the first new treatment for a devastating childhood cancer in 40...
Feb 13
Childhood Cancer Treatments May Increase Diabetes Risk
Cancer treatment during childhood and young adulthood can increase the long-term risk of developing diabetes, with noticeable differences...
Feb 12
Exposure to CT radiation increases risk for childhood brain tumors
Exposure to radiation from head or neck CT imaging increased risk for childhood brain tumors , according to results of a nationwide...
Feb 11