Childhood cancer can be beaten; research leading to more personalized treatments
No one wants to hear he has cancer. For parents, it’s even more devastating watching their child suffer. But childhood cancer can be...
Mar 30, 2012
Penn Research Points to New Way of Preserving Fertility for Boys Undergoing Cancer Treatment
PHILADELPHIA — Treatments for childhood cancers are increasingly successful with cure rates approaching 80%, but success often comes with...
Mar 26, 2012
Cancer Sequencing Initiative Discovers Mutations Tied to Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumors
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer...
Jan 30, 2012
Genome research project data sheds light on aggressive forms of childhood cancers
As St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis work to sequence the genomes...
Jan 19, 2012
A look at the dramatic improvement in pediatric cancer survival rates
In the 40 years since the National Cancer Act was signed, which provided billions of federal dollars for cancer research, there has been...
Jan 19, 2012
Share Your Photos: Childhood Cancer Awareness on PBS NewsHour
The PBS NewsHour's health unit has been reporting on the progress in cancer research and treatment 40 years after President Richard Nixon...
Jan 13, 2012
Genomes offer clues to treating childhood cancers
On Tuesday, two biotech companies announced that it would soon be possible to sequence the human genome -- each individual's complete DNA...
Jan 13, 2012
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital launches data website for genome project
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has launched a freely available website for published research results from the St. Jude Children's...
Jan 13, 2012