Nov 9, 2015
Canadian researchers break blood-brain barrier with new ultrasound treatment
Canadian scientists have made history with a world first, successfully using focused ultrasound to break through one of the human body's...
Nov 9, 2015
Leukemia Treatment Breakthrough: Previously Untested Cell Therapy Saves Baby With 'Incurable'
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare to find out that their baby — at not even 1 year old — has cancer. Even more devastating, to hear that...
Nov 6, 2015
Cancer and Young Adult LGBs
Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer are informed of their fertility preservation (FP) options with the intention that, if...
Nov 6, 2015
End Stage Chemotherapy: A physician’s perspective
One of the hardest discussions between an oncologist and their patient occurs at the time of transition from active anti-cancer therapy...
Nov 5, 2015
Australian Scientists Identify Experimental Drug That Could Stop Neuroblastoma Cancer
Melbourne: Australian scientists have identified a critical molecular 'feedback loop' that helps initiate and drive neuroblastoma, a...
Nov 3, 2015
Oct 30, 2015
From One Parent of a Child With Cancer to Another
This is a letter I am writing from myself as one parent of a child with cancer to another parent of a child with cancer. This letter is...
Oct 29, 2015
Advocating for Your Child: How much is too much?
When you are in the heat of the battle fighting for the life of your child, nothing at the time feels as though it is over the line. ...
Oct 28, 2015
New finding offers clues for blocking cancer gene
A new study suggests a potential new way to block one of the most common cancer-causing genes, without causing severe side effects. Read...
Oct 28, 2015
Inherited gene variation linked to an increased risk of the most common childhood cancer
Researchers studying two generations of a family affected by pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have identified an inherited...