- Apr 20, 2017
Systematic screening required to detect endocrine complications after childhood cancer
As childhood cancer cure rates have substantially improved, the rate of late-onset endocrine complications among childhood cancer...
- Apr 20, 2017
Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals that 12% of Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Mutations in Genes that
In a study of more than 3000 long-term survivors of childhood cancer, whole genome sequencing revealed that 12% carried mutations...
- Apr 12, 2017
Study for childhood cancer couples
A new study is recruiting participants! The study aims to document psychological and relationship adjustment in couples whose child has...
- Apr 12, 2017
Global inequalities in survival for childhood leukaemia persist, highlighting need for better care
Although global inequalities in survival from childhood leukaemia have narrowed, they still persist with five-year survival in some...
- Apr 12, 2017
Better detection may explain higher child cancer numbers: UN
Global childhood cancer rates jumped 13 percent in the decade to 2010 compared to the 1980s, according to a UN-backed study released...
- Apr 12, 2017
New potential treatment for aggressive brain cancer in children
Using state-of-the-art gene editing technology, scientists from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have discovered a...
- Apr 5, 2017
Arm Measurements a Better Assessment of Nutritional Status in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Body mass index (BMI) is helpful in assessing the health of children and adolescents with cancer. However, it does not distinguish muscle...
- Apr 5, 2017
Parental Smoking Linked to Genetic Changes Found in Childhood Cancer
Smoking by either parent helps promote genetic deletions in children that are associated with the development and progression of the most...