Jun 8, 2012
CT scans could triple risk of a brain tumour in children
Thousands of children every year who undergo head scans triple their risk of developing leukaemia or a brain tumour, scientists warn....
Jun 6, 2012
Child Cancer Survivors Face Higher Colon Cancer Risk
People who had cancer as children are at increased risk for developing colon cancer and other types of gastrointestinal cancers later in...
Jun 5, 2012
Childhood cancer survivors face high breast cancer risk
Children diagnosed with cancer remain at risk from a variety of serious, long-term complications even years after doctors pronounce them...
May 30, 2012
Scientists hail largest-ever release of childhood cancer genome data
The largest-ever release of childhood cancer genome data has been announced by US researchers. Read more: http://info.cancerresearchuk.or...
May 28, 2012
Childhood cancer effects may linger in adults
Survivors of childhood cancers have an increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss later in life, and for some that may lead...
May 22, 2012
Folic acid may reduce some childhood cancers
Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and a type of brain tumors in...
May 22, 2012
Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds
A new targeted drug therapy may help treat certain advanced cancers in children, a new preliminary study indicates. Read more:...
May 15, 2012
Children's brain tumors more diverse than previously believed
Paediatric brain tumours preserve specific characteristics of the normal cells from which they originate – a previously unknown...
May 15, 2012
Birth defects linked to childhood cancer: study
A new study suggests children born with a range of birth defects are at an increased risk of developing certain childhood cancers,...
May 8, 2012
New iPhone app helps kids with cancer fight pain
Pain Squad is an iPhone app that helps kids and teens with cancer track how intense their pain is, how long it lasts, where it hurts as...