Childhood cancer survivors do not adhere to American Cancer Society's guidelines on healthy livi
Having survived cancer as a child does not necessarily have a ripple effect that makes people lead a healthier lifestyle once they grow...
Aug 15, 2014
Cardiac Risks Are High in Childhood Cancer Survivors
One in four survivors of childhood cancer will develop coronary artery disease (CAD) and/or cardiomyopathy by age 50, according to a...
Aug 15, 2014
After Childhood Cancer, Young Women's Sexual Health May Suffer
Adult women who survived cancer as a child report having less sex, less interest, less desire and less satisfaction than their sisters...
Aug 12, 2014
CRI researchers identify gene linked to several childhood cancers
Researchers at the Children-s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have identified a gene that contributes to the...
Aug 11, 2014
Noninvasive tool identified high coronary artery disease burden in childhood cancer survivors
Coronary CT angiography identified coronary artery disease in a high percentage of adult survivors of childhood Hodgkin’s lymphoma,...
Aug 11, 2014
Study shows pet therapy may help childhood cancer patients
More than 13,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year, and many of them have to endure painful treatments that trigger stress,...
Aug 11, 2014
Mutations in a gene essential for cell regulation cause kidney cancer in children
Mutations in a gene that helps regulate when genes are switched on and off in cells have been found to cause rare cases of Wilms tumour,...
Aug 8, 2014
New DNA technology may improve the treatment of aggressive childhood cancer
Neuroblastoma, a form of cancer, is the most common childhood tumour outside of the brain, and the one that has been the most difficult...
Jul 31, 2014
Look for nephrotoxicity in adult survivors of childhood cancer
Adult survivors of childhood cancer treated with high-dose cisplatin or high-dose ifosfamide are at markedly increased risk for chronic...
Jul 31, 2014
Cause of rare childhood cancer discovered
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding the cause of a rare childhood muscle cancer, called Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). Read...
Jul 31, 2014