Fundraising calendar features young Jaida Chartier's fight against cancer
Story from The Windsor Star about OPACC's 2025 charity calendar and one participating family's story: “I think the calendar…provides...
Feb 10
Research highlights urgent need for greater awareness to aid early diagnosis of bone cancers in young people
New research led by experts at the University of Nottingham calls for greater awareness of the symptoms of bone cancers in children and...
Feb 10
Research discovery halts childhood brain tumor before it forms
Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have discovered a way to stop tumor growth before it starts for a subtype of...
Feb 7
Potential new therapy for childhood brain cancer could heal treatment-resistant tumors
Research out of Emory University and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Queensland, Australia, has shown that a potential new...
Feb 5
Teens with cancer report worse pain, mental health a year after advance care planning
Teens with cancer who participated in family-centered advance care planning reported greater levels of pain, depression and anxiety after...
Feb 3
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...
Jan 31
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 30
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 29
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 28
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 27