Mar 25, 2014
Cancer breakthrough for North East scientists at Newcastle University
Researchers at Newcastle University have found that people born with a rare abnormality of their chromosomes have a 2,700-fold increased...
Mar 21, 2014
CDC: Higher cancer risk for kids living near busy roads
CDC review of seven studies involving over 8,000 children suggests a link between childhood leukemia and exposure to high levels of auto...
Mar 20, 2014
BrainWAVE support program from Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
BrainWAVE is a support program for families with a child (19 years of age or younger) with a brain tumour. Through the program,...
Mar 18, 2014
CanCertainty: Campaign for Equal and Fair Cancer Treatment for All Canadians
Cancer patients in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces should not be systemically discriminated against simply because the cancer-fighting...
Mar 18, 2014
Health gap between adult survivors of childhood cancer and siblings widens with age
Adult survivors of childhood cancer face significant health problems as they age and are five times more likely than their siblings to...
Mar 11, 2014
New Cancer Treatment Offered in Minnesota Gives Families Hope
There are about 700 new cases of neuroblastoma in the U.S. every year, according to the American Cancer Institute. It's a type of...
Mar 11, 2014
Attracting Large Scale Philanthropy for Childhood Cancer
It always amazes me when I read about the mind-blowing "large-scale" philanthropic investments that are made to some of the various...
Mar 4, 2014
Improved screening means new targets for pediatric neuroblastoma therapies
Neuroblastoma is one of the most common and lethal types of childhood cancers. In a paper published online today in OncoTarget, a...
Mar 4, 2014
Simple blood test could improve treatment for deadly childhood cancer
A simple blood test could pinpoint which children are unlikely to respond to treatment for a particularly aggressive form of...
Feb 28, 2014
Pediatric Palliative Care workshop for professionals & volunteers
In conjunction with North Simcoe Muskoka Palliative Care Network & North Simcoe Muskoka CCAC, Sick Kids Pediatric Advanced Care Team...