- Jun 26, 2018
Childhood cancer survivors show lack of concern over future health
Thirty-one percent of adult survivors of childhood cancer reported a lack of concern for future health and 40% reported a lack of concern regarding risk for future cancer, according to study findings. Read more: https://www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/pediatric-oncology/news/in-the-journals/%7B407a9676-7a38-453d-a6f3-d32dde6b5c09%7D/childhood-cancer-survivors-show-lack-of-concern-over-future-health
- Jun 25, 2018
New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment
Giving the drug sodium thiosulphate after chemotherapy reduces hearing loss in children treated for liver cancer, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/cru-ndh061818.php
- Jun 25, 2018
Wireless device could detect heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors treated with chemo
A wireless device was comparable to cardiac MRI in accuracy when detecting heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors who were treated with anthracycline chemotherapy, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research. Read more: https://www.clinical-innovation.com/topics/clinical-practice/wireless-device-could-detect-heart-dysfunction-childhood-cancer-survivors
- Jun 25, 2018
Seattle Children's launches first trial to cure brain cancer with child's immune system
Doctors at Seattle Children's Hospital are the first to use immunotherapy to fight brain cancer. It is the most common and deadliest form of childhood cancer. Read more: http://komonews.com/news/healthworks/seattle-childrens-launches-first-trial-to-cure-brain-cancer-with-childs-immune-system
- Jun 20, 2018
When home is a hospital room: A daughter’s fight, a father’s love [OPACC family]
The Friels will spend Father’s Day like any family with young kids might. They’ll paint pictures, play with toys, read books. There’ll be tears but there’ll also be laughter. The big difference is they’ll be at Sick Kids Hospital, which little Harper has called home since November when she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Read more: https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2018/06/15/when-home-is-a-hospital-room-a-daughters-fight-a-fathers-love.html
- Jun 19, 2018
Pediatric Cancer Trials: Is There A Solution?
Why is it so hard to develop drugs for children with cancer? And what can be done about it? Those questions are central to a new study published in JAMA Oncology that explores new business models for funding drug development to treat pediatric cancers. Read more: https://www.clinicalleader.com/doc/pediatric-cancer-trials-is-there-a-solution-0001
- 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 who experience such impairment as they get older tend to require special education services and to not go on to college. Read more: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-children-neuroblastoma-elevated-long-term-psychological.html
- Jun 5, 2018
Exercise linked to lower death risk for adult survivors of childhood cancer: Study
Vigorous exercise for adult survivors of childhood cancer was associated with reductions in risk of death. Read more: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/040618/exercise-linked-to-lower-death-risk-for-adult-survivors-of-childhood-c.html
- Jun 5, 2018
Childhood cancer: The four survival strategies of tumor cells
Cancer cells in children tend to develop by following four main trajectories - and two of them are linked to relapse of the disease, research led by Lund University in Sweden shows. The four strategies can occur simultaneously in a single tumour, according to the study that is now published in Nature Genetics. Read more: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/lu-cct060418.php
- Jun 5, 2018
Childhood cancer survivors more likely to experience sleep problems as adults
Preliminary results from a study of childhood cancer survivors show that they are more likely to experience sleep problems and daytime sleepiness as adults, and those who report poor sleep have a greater likelihood of persistent or worsened emotional distress. Read more: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/aaos-ccs060318.php