New hope for the 20 percent of kids who don't respond to standard cancer treatment
A new drug combination being trialled in a groundbreaking CHU Sainte-Justine/University of Montreal study is giving hope for survival,...
Oct 27, 2015
Discovery led by MSU professor finds two common medicines can fight childhood cancer
Dr. Bachmann, who has a history of finding new uses for old drugs, found in his research that a combination of the drugs DFMO or...
Oct 8, 2015
Support for fast-tracking new drugs into clinical trials for childhood acute leukemia
Children's Cancer Institute, under the direction of Principal Investigator, Professor Richard Lock, Head of the Leukaemia Biology...
Sep 9, 2015
Nanotechnology: A new way to treat kids' cancer
Because chemotherapy kills cancerous and normal cells, some children face long-term complications including learning problems, bone...
Sep 8, 2015
Big breakthrough at UAE-funded centre in finding a cure for childhood cancer
Researchers at a UAE-funded medical research centre have made a major breakthrough in finding a cure for a common childhood cancer....
Sep 2, 2015
UofL Physicians Conducting Vaccine Trial for Children with Relapsed Tumors at Kosair Children’s Hosp
Today, however, they and their parents are finding hope in a Phase I research study led by Kenneth G. Lucas, M.D., chief of the division...
Jul 21, 2015
Children’s Cancer Is Unprofitable and Ignored
An estimated 2,000 children die of cancer each year, and the overall incidence of childhood cancer has been slowly increasing since 1975....
Jul 21, 2015
Novel therapy sees viruses kill cancer cells; clinical trials announced
In a development that puts us very close to a possible therapy for cancer, researchers have devised a novel way of killing cancer cells...
Jul 13, 2015
Two New Possible Treatments That Will Kill Cancer Cells
Killing tumor cells is the core of treating cancer and two new studies have unique approaches that cause those deadly cells to...
May 22, 2015
The future lies in alternative cancer therapies
Dr. Cairo acknowledges that chemotherapy is standard protocol in most cancer cases. It's been particularly effective in children:...
May 15, 2015