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Jul 11, 2023

Healthy diet shown to lower cardiovascular disease risk in adult childhood cancer survivors

In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers analyze cardiovascular illness risk across adult childhood cancer survivors...

Mar 22, 2023

Heart Disease Risk Is Higher Among Childhood Cancer Survivors, Study Finds

People who survive childhood cancers have a greater risk of heart disease and other health conditions later in life, according to a...

Feb 8, 2023

Drug Offers Long-Term Heart Protection for Childhood Cancer Survivors

When children with cancer received dexrazoxane alongside their chemotherapy, they tended to have fewer heart complications in the short ...

Feb 6, 2023

World-first guidelines created to prevent heart complications in children during cancer treatment

The world’s first international clinical guidelines to help prevent and treat heart complications in children undergoing cancer...

Jan 11, 2023

Genetic variant linked with increased risk of anthracycline-related cardiomyopathy

In results published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham discovered an...

Jun 14, 2022

A drug and a DNA variant increase heart disease risk in cancer survivors

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified a genetic variant associated with substantially increased risk of...

Jun 10, 2022

Adult survivors of childhood cancer often undertreated for cardiovascular risk factors

Adults who survive childhood cancer have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than the general population, yet they are 80% more...

Apr 25, 2022

Cardiovascular care of pediatric cancer survivors: Mitigating a lifelong risk

"Our survivors have a 15-fold greater risk for dying of cancer than the general population has of dying from cancer, but they have a...

Mar 3, 2022

Study Finds Healthier Hearts in Pediatric Cancer Survivors

A new study shows healthier hearts in long-term childhood cancer survivors treated with a new drug, dexrazoxane, to protect their hearts...

Dec 9, 2020

Genetic variants linked to heart health in African American childhood cancer survivors

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified genetic variants in African American childhood cancer survivors...

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Infantile Fibrosarcoma and Other Solid Tumors Respond Well to Precision Medicine

Why copper could be key to treating a rare childhood cancer

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