Nov 17, 2014
Childhood brain tumors affect identity in adulthood: Swedish study
Patients who have been treated for cancer of the central nervous system (CNS) (or brain tumors) in childhood or adolescence can show...
Oct 29, 2014
Pediatric Brain Tumor Research: Unique Challenges and Opportunities
Pediatric brain cancer touches people's lives in a unique way. "When a tumor grows in the brain it threatens to affect the core of the...
Oct 6, 2014
A discovery could prevent the development of brain tumours in children
Scientists at the IRCM discovered a mechanism that promotes the progression of medulloblastoma, the most common brain tumour found in...
Aug 26, 2014
Funding go-ahead for research into fatal children's brain cancer
A new research project testing new drugs on the deadliest form of childhood brain cancer has been given the green light, in what could...
Apr 8, 2014
New study sheds light on genetic drivers of fatal pediatric cancer
New insights on the genetic drivers behind a rare type of fatal pediatric brain cancer may lead to the development of new...
Mar 31, 2014
St. Jude using adult cancer drugs to double-team childhood brain tumors
Children with an aggressive form of the most common childhood brain tumor, medulloblastoma, face a tough prognosis. Effective treatments...
Mar 20, 2014
BrainWAVE support program from Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
BrainWAVE is a support program for families with a child (19 years of age or younger) with a brain tumour. Through the program,...
Feb 20, 2014
Drug may help treat childhood brain cancer: study
Canadian researchers believe they have solved a puzzle that has long baffled doctors — why no chemotherapy drug has been found that can...
Feb 20, 2014
Gene sequencing project discovers common driver of a childhood brain tumor
The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified the most common genetic...
Dec 17, 2013
'Breakthrough' may lead to new treatment for fatal childhood cancer
Scientists have discovered an enzyme in the "developmental pathway" of patients with embryonal tumors within multilayers rosettes - an...