Feb 26, 2018
Tips for tough task of telling a kid they have cancer
Children are amazingly perceptive and often understand more than we imagine. Maintaining open lines of communication helps children, and...
Feb 20, 2018
Scientists tackle the aberrant epigenetic programming underlying childhood cancers
Treatment of cells from pediatric cancer tumors with compounds that modify DNA packing can induce the cells to acquire normal neuronal...
Feb 13, 2018
Pioneering immunotherapy to find and kill elusive cancer cells in children at Lucile Packard Childre
The "remarkably successful" CAR-T cell therapy is giving new hope to the sickest cancer patients. Now, Stanford experts are focusing on...
Feb 12, 2018
Human eggs grown in lab for first time, creating hope for young females with cancer
For the first time, human eggs have been grown in a laboratory -- and the development could aid in the fertility of children undergoing...
Feb 9, 2018
Nonsurgical premature menopause affects fertility in female childhood cancer survivors
Women who survived childhood cancer faced an increased risk for nonsurgical premature menopause, resulting in lower rates of live birth...
Feb 2, 2018
Childhood Pneumonia May Be Associated With Cancer Risk
Children who are hospitalized for pneumonia have a higher incidence of developing common pediatric cancers, according to a large Danish...
Feb 2, 2018
Massage Eases Symptoms in Children with Cancer
Children with cancer who received massage therapy experienced decreased pain, nausea, stress and anxiety, along with an increase in white...
Feb 2, 2018
Childhood Cancer Increases Likelihood of Unemployment as Adult
One out of 6 survivors of childhood cancer was unemployed, according to results from a meta-analysis of 56 studies conducted in the...
Feb 2, 2018
Landmark international study: CAR T-cell therapy safe and effective in youth with leukemia
Results of the global, multicenter, pivotal phase 2 study that led to the first FDA approval of a gene therapy/cell therapy approach...
Jan 29, 2018
OPACC expands Parent Liaison program to Credit Valley Hospital
OPACC is thrilled to announce our new partnership with Credit Valley Hospital (CVH) in Mississauga, that allows us to expand our Parent...