Scientists have created a new mouse model which will help them to study neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer which often spreads around the body, and proves resistant to treatment. Read more: https://www.icr.ac.uk/news-archive/scientists-develop-new-way-to-study-spread-of-devastating-childhood-cancer
Doctors have successfully treated an infant with a rare childhood leukemia using a targeted therapy approved for adults with inoperable liver cancer and advanced kidney cancer. Read more: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/09/415036/how-powerful-genetic-test-matched-infants-cancer-life-saving-therapy
"No parent should ever hear the words, “Your child has cancer,” but unfortunately many do. In 2019, 11,060 children in the United States under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer, but there is much reason for optimism given advances in treatment and high survival rates." Read more: https://www.rd.com/advice/what-parents-need-to-know-about-childhood-cancer/