- Mar 25, 2019
Research links development of childhood leukaemia to mistakes by the immune system
Genetic mutations that drive the development of a common type of childhood leukaemia can be traced back to errors by the immune system during the production of antibodies. Read more: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-links-childhood-leukaemia-immune.html
- Mar 25, 2019
This Adorable Monkey Represents Fertility Hope For Male Childhood Cancer Survivors
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists announced a milestone Thursday in their efforts to preserve the fertility of young boys undergoing cancer treatments. The advance involves using cryopreserved testicular tissue to produce sperm for in vitro fertilization. Read more: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-monkey-shows-childhood-cancer-might-no-longer-be-the-end-of-male-fertility?perpetual=yes&limitstart=1
- Mar 19, 2019
London mom files landmark complaint in child cancer research battle
In what appears to be a first in Canada, a London mom is taking on the federal health agency that funds cancer research, claiming age discrimination is damaging the country’s children and adolescents. Read more: https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/london-mom-files-landmark-complaint-in-child-cancer-research-battle
- Mar 14, 2019
Treatments for childhood cancer can devastate lives years later. Scientists are trying to change tha
More than 30 years ago, a new kind of patient began to appear in the cardiology clinic at Boston Children's Hospital: young people whose cancer treatment first saved their lives and then threatened to kill them. Read more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/treatments-childhood-cancer-can-devastate-lives-years-later-scientists-are-trying
- Mar 11, 2019
Childhood cancer survivors at high risk for skin malignancies
As adults, childhood cancer survivors have a 30-fold higher risk than the general population of developing common skin malignancies known as basal cell carcinoma, a Dutch study suggests. Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-skincancer-childhood-cancer/childhood-cancer-survivors-at-high-risk-for-skin-malignancies-idUSKBN1QP2E6
- Mar 4, 2019
A Huge Amount of Children Worldwide Are Dying From Cancer For a Bitterly Sad Reason
A new study estimating childhood cancer has revealed a worrying trend - nearly half the kids in the world who get cancer, including many from Asia and Africa, might never get properly diagnosed – and that means they never get any treatment. Read more: https://www.sciencealert.com/nearly-half-the-kids-in-the-world-who-get-cancer-don-t-get-diagnosed-study-says