Oct 10, 2018
World's first trial of new three-part children's cancer treatment
The study, involving doctors and cancer scientists in Southampton, America and Germany, will boost the body's immune system to kill off...
Aug 23, 2018
Promising drug trial for rare cancer in young children comes to Montreal
An Ontario family whose son has a rare childhood cancer will be travelling to Montreal, joining a handful of Canadian patients who are...
Aug 15, 2018
Childhood cancer now, mental health problems later?
Children with neuroblastoma, a paediatric cancer of nerve cells, are vulnerable to mental health and behavioural problems, a new study...
Aug 9, 2018
Beat Childhood Cancer Consortium expands into Canada
Children in Canada who are battling neuroblastoma, a form of cancer, have been granted new hope toward a better prognosis and long-term...
Jul 27, 2018
Zika viruses show potential as treatment for high-risk childhood cancer
Zika virus, long feared for its severe effects on pregnant mothers and unborn babies, may hold potential as a cancer treatment for...
Jun 12, 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...
May 29, 2018
Anti-inflammatory strategy stops aggressive childhood cancer
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital have discovered that an anti-inflammatory drug candidate...
Mar 13, 2018
Study identifies two new biomarkers for common form of childhood cancer
Two new biomarkers for a type of cancer in children called neuroblastoma have been identified in a study published in the journal Cancer...
Jan 29, 2018
Estrogen causes neuroblastoma cells to mature into neurons
The female sex hormone oestrogen can perform an important role in neuroblastoma, a form of cancer mainly affecting young children. Read...
Jan 24, 2018
'Hijacker' drives cancer in some patients with high-risk neuroblastoma
Researchers have identified mechanisms that drive about 10 percent of high-risk neuroblastoma cases and have used a new approach to show...