Exercise in Childhood Cancer: The Role of Education and Programming
Recommending childhood cancer patients and survivors maintain or enhance their physical activity may seem counter-intuitive, especially...
Sep 19, 2013
Parents hope for ‘late effects clinic’
Families of childhood cancer survivors are still waiting to hear if provincial health officials plan to set up a special “late effects...
Sep 17, 2013
Nuclear plants 'do not raise child cancer risk'
Children living near nuclear power plants do not have an increased risk of developing leukaemia, a study says. Read more here:...
Sep 17, 2013
Gene for most common childhood cancer identified
An aberrant gene has been found to cause the most common childhood cancer in the world, pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL....
Sep 13, 2013
Cardiac Risk Assessed in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, particularly hypertension, add to the treatment-associated risk of major cardiac events in adult...
Sep 13, 2013
White glow in child's eyes could be indicator of cancer
A white glow around a child’s eye in a picture could be a strong indicator of cancer or other diseases. Read more here:...
Sep 6, 2013
Calling on the Pain Squad
Every year at SickKids, hundreds of kids are battling various forms of cancer. Pain is a common and distressing symptom of cancer and its...
Sep 6, 2013
Altering the Message of Childhood Cancer
It is a frequently quoted survival statistic that is utilized by many in the cancer world and beyond. We are told that eight out of ten...
Sep 6, 2013
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: 8 Brutal Truths to Choke On
As a parent who lost her child to a brain tumor, I'm commemorating September's Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by red-flagging those...
Sep 5, 2013
Study finds most adult survivors of childhood cancer cope well, but some are susceptible to symptoms
The majority of adult survivors of childhood cancer reported no or few symptoms of psychological distress over a 13 year follow-up period...
Sep 5, 2013