October - 2020

Highly effective tumor detection strategy for common childhood brain tumors

A team of scientists have developed a way to more accurately both detect and monitor a common type of pediatric brain cancer, setting...

Pediatric cancers share stalled gene-managing enzyme

A wildly out-of-place protein leads to haywire cells in a particularly troublesome type of rare early childhood cancer, according to...

CAR NKT cells offer a promising novel immunotherapy for solid tumors

Natural killer T (NKT) cells, a type of immune cells known for their potent anti-cancer properties in murine tumor models, have been ...

ICR to study fadraciclib to treat paediatric neuroblastoma

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in the UK is set to conduct clinical trials of a new drug candidate, fadraciclib, to potentially...

Promising treatment for aggressive childhood cancer

A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by...

Childhood chemo alters heart's caretaker cells, study finds

Cancer chemotherapy changes the function of cells that repair heart injury, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center...

Intensive Treatment May Pose Fertility Risks in Childhood Cancer Survivors

They survived childhood cancer. But the disease has taken a toll on their mental health.

How you can support a parent who has a child with cancer

Developing ‘kinder’ treatments for a devastating childhood cancer

Breakthrough as new drug promises to shield child cancer patients from hearing loss

Study finds higher breast cancer risk after certain forms of childhood cancer treatment

Aggressive Cancer Cells Transformed Into Healthy Cells in Breakthrough

Cardiac RT May Amplify Late Disease Risk in Pediatric Cancer Survivors

Are Cannabis-Based Medicines Safe for Children With Cancer?

Homoharringtonine May be ‘Better Alternative’ to Etoposide In Pediatric AML