- Nov 30, 2020
New immunotherapy shows promise against rare childhood cancer
A novel CAR T-cell therapy developed by researchers at UCL and designed to target cancerous tumours, has shown promising early results ...
- Nov 27, 2020
Pediatric cancer treatment can cause long-term dental, bone, skin, liver, immunity issues
Late effects of pediatric cancer treatment may not be readily apparent to primary care clinicians or specialists who follow childhood ...
- Nov 26, 2020
Helping Children Cope With Side Effects From Cancer Treatment
The following are some approaches to help relieve symptoms at home among children undergoing anticancer treatment. However, all symptoms ...
- Nov 25, 2020
Study offers new clues for treating brain cancer in children
Brain tumors are among the most common — and the most deadly — cancers among children. A new paper, published Wednesday in the journal...
- Nov 18, 2020
Breakthrough in childhood brain cancer will save lives
Research by Newcastle University, UK, has revealed that experts can identify the time, nature and outcome of medulloblastoma relapse from...
- Nov 9, 2020
Trials Underway Using Experimental CAR T-Cell Therapy For Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
"Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is one of the hardest to treat cancers and most children diagnosed with it die within a year,...
- Nov 6, 2020
Anti-depressant repurposed to treat childhood cancer
A new study has found that a commonly prescribed anti-depressant may halt growth of a type of cancer known as childhood sarcoma, at least...
- Nov 3, 2020
Reduced-intensity therapy effective for children with very low-risk ALL
Children with very low-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia can be treated successfully with reduced-intensity therapy, according to ...