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Space-age lessons could protect childhood cancer survivors’ bone health
"Survivors of childhood cancer, while seemingly unrelated to astronauts in the weightlessness of space, are one group unexpectedly...
Feb 10
Research highlights urgent need for greater awareness to aid early diagnosis of bone cancers in young people
New research led by experts at the University of Nottingham calls for greater awareness of the symptoms of bone cancers in children and...
Jan 13
Bone Mineral Density Deficits Prevalent Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
Survivors of childhood cancer face challenges from bone mineral density (BMD) deficits due to treatment exposures and other factors, some...
Dec 20, 2024
Innovative surgery preserves limb growth for childhood bone cancer patients
Ewing’s sarcoma, osteosarcoma, and other bone cancers often impinge upon the growth plates of children’s arms and legs, explained...
Mar 21, 2023
Bone cancer drug could save children’s lives
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new drug that works against all of the main types of primary bone cancer....
Feb 1, 2023
Low BMD, fracture risk upped in childhood cancer survivors
Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) appear to have an increased risk of low bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture compared with the...
Jul 2, 2019
Long-term follow up is required to help maintain bone health in childhood cancer survivors
New International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Working Group publication reviews bone complications in childhood cancer survivors and...
Jan 24, 2018
High-tech imaging could reveal mysteries of bone damage in kids with chronic disease
The work, much of which focuses on kids, is led by Mary Leonard, MD, professor of pediatrics and of medicine and the center’s founding...
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...