Despite a drop in smoking prevalence among survivors of childhood cancer, the considerable proportion of consistent, current smokers that...

The genetic basis of clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK), a high-risk childhood cancer known for metastasizing to bone and brain, has...

Cure rates for teens and young adults with cancer have improved, but survivors face higher risks of being hospitalized than people in the...

A substantial number of children with cancer carry cancer-predisposing mutations inherited from a parent, according to a new study...

When I finished my relapse treatment, at the age of 15, I felt liberated. I had finally conquered the disease that had taken over such a...

I hope for a future where survival can be celebrated by a higher percentage of children, young adults, and adults. A future where people...

Childhood cancer survivors are at heightened risk of a wide range of autoimmune diseases, reveals research published online in the Annals...

Pediatric oncology researchers have pinpointed a crucial change in a single DNA base that both predisposes children to an aggressive form...

Environmental factors may be a contributory cause in the development of some childhood cancers, leading scientists have revealed. Read...

Genetic mutations in a gene called REST have been shown to cause Wilms tumour, a rare kidney cancer that occurs in children. Read more...