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Mar 25, 2019

This Adorable Monkey Represents Fertility Hope For Male Childhood Cancer Survivors

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists announced a milestone Thursday in their efforts to preserve the fertility of young...

Oct 22, 2018

Future Fertility: Giving Hope to Men Who Received Childhood Cancer Treatment

Researchers have discovered a way to grow human stem cells destined to become mature sperm in an effort to provide fertility options...

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...

Oct 30, 2017

Risk factors may identify which patients could benefit most from fertility preservation

Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified specific factors that increase the risk for premature ovarian...

Aug 3, 2017

Can I Get Pregnant If I Had Cancer As A Child? Science Gives You Options

While chemotherapy and radiation treatments absolutely deal devastating blows to the reproductive system, new evidence suggests the...

Jun 21, 2017

Experimental Study May Eliminate Male Infertility In Pediatric Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Oncologist Dr. Jill Ginsberg has been researching testicular biopsy treatments for infertility since 2008. Read more:...

May 30, 2017

First Live Births Less Common in Cancer Survivors

Questions and concerns regarding potential fertility are prevalent among childhood cancer survivors and their families. This study...

May 5, 2017

Fertility challenges a burden for adolescents and young adults with cancer: new report

The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (the Partnership) has released a report on Canadian adolescents and young adults (AYAs) – aged 15...

Dec 16, 2016

I Survived Childhood Cancer - And Spent Two Decades Thinking I’d Never Be A Mum

I’m 39 now, and I’ve had a lot of late effects as a result of cancer treatment, for example, it weakened my heart. But for me, by far the...

Jul 19, 2016

Operation to allow cancer boy to be a father later in life

A six-year-old brain cancer patient has become one of the first boys in Europe to receive a state-of-the-art procedure which means he...

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Innovative surgery preserves limb growth for childhood bone cancer patients

CAR-T Cell Therapy Shows EFS Benefit in Pediatric Leukemia Subset

Global clinical trial shows improved survival rates for common childhood leukemia

More than half of children with cancer die in the hospital

A new CHOP research program is exploring ways to reduce long-term effects of cancer treatment

The ticking ‘epigenetic’ clock measures true biological age

Serum protein panel test can help identify cardiomyopathy risk in childhood cancer survivors

UCalgary researchers help preserve future fertility options for children impacted by cancer

How a Penn State professor developed a cancer-fighting drug for kids

New insights into risk assessment of rare, aggressive tumors in children