Nov 11, 2014
Childhood Cancer Awareness Post September 2014
Two years ago I wrote a piece about the overall funding allocation from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for childhood cancer specific...
Nov 11, 2014
Classification of gene mutations in a children's cancer may point to improved treatments
Oncology researchers studying gene mutations in the childhood cancer neuroblastoma are refining their diagnostic tools to predict which...
Nov 11, 2014
Unlocking the Secrets of Pediatric Cancers Can Help Doctors Treat Children and Adults
The fact that childhood cancer is, thankfully, a rare disease belies the fact that it is the leading cause of disease-related death in...
Nov 11, 2014
Seattle Children’s Begins Recruiting Patients for Immunotherapy Research Trial for Neuroblastoma, On
Seattle Children’s today announced the opening of patient enrollment for its new cellular immunotherapy clinical research trial designed...
Nov 3, 2014
Cancer cell fingerprints in the blood may speed up childhood cancer diagnosis
Newly-identified cancer cell fingerprints in the blood could one day help doctors diagnose a range of children’s cancers faster and more...
Oct 31, 2014
Exercise Reduced Cardiovascular Events in Survivors of Childhood Lymphoma
Survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma who went on to regularly complete vigorous exercise had a lower risk of cardiovascular events,...
Oct 29, 2014
Pediatric Brain Tumor Research: Unique Challenges and Opportunities
Pediatric brain cancer touches people's lives in a unique way. "When a tumor grows in the brain it threatens to affect the core of the...
Oct 29, 2014
Childhood cancer treatment could increase risk of breast cancer
In a new study, researchers found that patients receiving chest radiation to treat Wilms tumor - a rare form of childhood kidney cancer -...
Oct 24, 2014
Researchers identify new target for treating childhood cancers
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have uncovered a new target for drugs that could battle a lethal childhood cancer known as...
Oct 20, 2014
New study demonstrates advances in creating treatment for common childhood blood cancer
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center conclude new drug in development may offer first alternative to standard chemotherapy for...