Up to half of childhood cancer survivors will develop hormone disorders
The Endocrine Society issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on how to diagnose and treat the endocrine...
Jul 3, 2018
Teamwork between cells fuels aggressive childhood brain tumour
Scientists have discovered that cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour work together to infiltrate the brain,...
Jul 3, 2018
Childhood cancer survivors show lack of concern over future health
Thirty-one percent of adult survivors of childhood cancer reported a lack of concern for future health and 40% reported a lack of concern...
Jun 26, 2018
New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment
Giving the drug sodium thiosulphate after chemotherapy reduces hearing loss in children treated for liver cancer, according to findings...
Jun 25, 2018
Wireless device could detect heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors treated with chemo
A wireless device was comparable to cardiac MRI in accuracy when detecting heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors who were...
Jun 25, 2018
Seattle Children's launches first trial to cure brain cancer with child's immune system
Doctors at Seattle Children's Hospital are the first to use immunotherapy to fight brain cancer. It is the most common and deadliest form...
Jun 25, 2018
When home is a hospital room: A daughter’s fight, a father’s love [OPACC family]
The Friels will spend Father’s Day like any family with young kids might. They’ll paint pictures, play with toys, read books. There’ll be...
Jun 19, 2018
Pediatric Cancer Trials: Is There A Solution?
Why is it so hard to develop drugs for children with cancer? And what can be done about it? Those questions are central to a new study...
Jun 19, 2018
Children with neuroblastoma have an elevated risk of long-term psychological difficulties
A new study reveals that pediatric neuroblastoma patients are at elevated risk for long-term psychological impairment. In addition, those...
Jun 12, 2018
Exercise linked to lower death risk for adult survivors of childhood cancer: Study
Vigorous exercise for adult survivors of childhood cancer was associated with reductions in risk of death. Read more:...
Jun 5, 2018