Dec 17, 2013
Gene sequencing project finds family of drugs with promise for treating childhood tumor
Drugs that enhance a process called oxidative stress were found to kill rhabdomyosarcoma tumor cells growing in the laboratory and...
Dec 13, 2013
Vitamin D during pregnancy may cut risk of childhood cancers
Women should expose themselves to plenty of UV rays or taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy as this sunshine vitamin is known to...
Dec 13, 2013
Research Study of T Cell Immunotherapy Continues to Show Highly Promising Results in Children and Ad
Nearly 90 percent of children and adults with a highly aggressive form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) showed no evidence of cancer...
Dec 13, 2013
Inherited gene variation tied to high-risk pediatric leukemia and greater risk of relapse
Study led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital finds an inherited gene variation — more common among Hispanic Americans — is tied to...
Dec 13, 2013
Preventable risk factors pose serious threat to heart health of childhood cancer survivors
A Childhood Cancer Survivors Study led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital suggests that reducing risk factors like hypertension...
Dec 13, 2013
Cancer treatment of childhood comes with risk of kidney damage
A new study proves that some adult survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk for kidney problems. Read more here:...
Dec 2, 2013
Family Guy, Brian Griffin and the Childhood Cancer Equation
Excerpt: As I type this piece, over 120,000 people have signed a petition to bring Brian Griffin back. 120,000 people have been so moved...
Nov 28, 2013
Surviving Survival: New Study Reveals Children After Cancer
As treatments for childhood brain tumors improve, more and more children are managing to survive past their childhoods. In fact, some say...
Nov 28, 2013
Double-pronged attack could treat common children’s cancer
A dual-pronged strategy using two experimental cancer drugs together could successfully treat a childhood cancer by inhibiting tumour...
Nov 27, 2013
Childhood Cancer: The Continued Shortage of Life-Saving Drugs
The shortage of medication in the world of childhood cancer is not new. It is a recurring problem and a concrete plan needs to be enacted...