The impossible happened: My 16-month-old baby has cancer
My baby has cancer. My sweet, snuggly, smiling boy who still plays with my hair while breastfeeding and loves long walks wrapped high on...
Sep 12, 2017
FDA announces first US gene therapy approval for cancer treatment
The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new leukemia treatment, which the agency considers the first gene therapy it has cleared...
Sep 1, 2017
St. Jude Doctors Warn Childhood Cancer Survivors Should Get HPV Vaccine
A warning from researchers at St. Jude. More childhood cancer survivors should be getting a vaccine that could prevent a second cancer...
Aug 25, 2017
New treatment for deadly blood cancers expected to be approved soon
Cancer doctors in St. Louis are ready to use a new therapy using a patient’s own blood to fight their disease. The therapy, called CAR-T,...
Aug 22, 2017
Canadian researchers building database to identify links between birth defects and childhood cancer
Researchers in Canada and the United States are receiving up to $14.8 million over five years to build the Kids First Data Resource...
Aug 18, 2017
Breast cancer drug palbociclib could be used to treat brain tumours in children, Queensland research
A BREAST cancer drug could be the key to treating the most common form of childhood brain tumour, research has found. Read more:...
Aug 15, 2017
Tumour blood supply stopped in its tracks by modified natural compound
Researchers have discovered how the modified natural compound dextran-catechin disrupts formation of blood vessels that fuel growth in...
Aug 10, 2017
Senate passes bill to improve cancer drugs for children
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed legislation requiring the pharmaceutical industry to expend more resources on treatment for...
Aug 4, 2017
Brain tumor scientists map mutation that drives tumors in childhood cancer survivors
Neuroscientists have uncovered the genetic basis for why many long-term survivors of childhood cancer develop meningiomas, the most...
Aug 4, 2017
Risk Factors for Decreased Bone Mineral Density in Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Survivors of Childhood Cancer at Risk for Decreased Bone Density Read more: https://cancerkn.com/risk-factors-decreased-bone-mineral-dens...
Aug 4, 2017