- Aug 25, 2017
St. Jude Doctors Warn Childhood Cancer Survivors Should Get HPV Vaccine
A warning from researchers at St. Jude. More childhood cancer survivors should be getting a vaccine that could prevent a second cancer...
- Aug 22, 2017
New treatment for deadly blood cancers expected to be approved soon
Cancer doctors in St. Louis are ready to use a new therapy using a patient’s own blood to fight their disease. The therapy, called CAR-T,...
- Aug 18, 2017
Canadian researchers building database to identify links between birth defects and childhood cancer
Researchers in Canada and the United States are receiving up to $14.8 million over five years to build the Kids First Data Resource...
- Aug 17, 2017
Research study for ovarian germ cell tumour patients
Ovarian germ cell tumors (OGCT) are an extremely rare form of cancer that typically occurs in young women. The underlying biological...
- Aug 15, 2017
Breast cancer drug palbociclib could be used to treat brain tumours in children, Queensland research
A BREAST cancer drug could be the key to treating the most common form of childhood brain tumour, research has found. Read more:...
- Aug 10, 2017
Tumour blood supply stopped in its tracks by modified natural compound
Researchers have discovered how the modified natural compound dextran-catechin disrupts formation of blood vessels that fuel growth in...
- Aug 4, 2017
Senate passes bill to improve cancer drugs for children
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed legislation requiring the pharmaceutical industry to expend more resources on treatment for...
- Aug 4, 2017
Brain tumor scientists map mutation that drives tumors in childhood cancer survivors
Neuroscientists have uncovered the genetic basis for why many long-term survivors of childhood cancer develop meningiomas, the most...