February - 2021

Researchers identify gene implicated in neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer

A new study by Mayo Clinic researchers has identified that a chromosome instability gene, USP24, is frequently missing in pediatric...

Risk of Hearing Loss After Chemotherapy for Childhood Cancers

New findings from researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles evaluated factors associated with the development of hearing loss after...

Researchers identify potential revolutionary new drug treatment for fatal childhood cancer

A paper published today 12 Feb 2021 in the prestigious journal, Nature Communications, reveals a potential revolutionary drug ...

Zika Virus for Childhood Cancer: Medicine’s Next Big Thing?

Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer in kids under age one. In two out of three cases, the cancer has already spread to the lymph...

New drug targets for childhood cancer neuroblastoma identified

The largest single cell study to date of the childhood cancer, neuroblastoma, has discovered that all neuroblastomas arise from a single...

'Miracle stories of modern medicine': Despite limited funds, pediatric cancer research succeeds

While pediatric cancer remains rare, its impact on families still is significant. Read more: https://www.today.com/health/world-cancer-da...

The children the pandemic is threatening

Pediatric cancer is a white-knuckle journey. The mountains we climb and the valleys we visit as parents of these little warriors...

Gene mutations linked to worse leukemia outcomes in Hispanic and Latino children

A combination of genetic mutations may explain the higher incidence of and poorer outcomes from pediatric leukemia in Hispanic and...

From the clinic to the lab, understanding medulloblastoma relies on molecular profiling

A pair of research papers from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital report on a medulloblastoma clinical trial that provides insights...

Study shows potential of new treatment strategies for most common childhood cancer

Promising target for CAR T cells helps cancer trick the immune system

Palliative Care Important for Young Patients During ‘Identity Development’

Scientists discover new Achilles heel of leukemia cells

Promising investigational therapy improves survival in aggressive childhood brain tumor

Childhood cancer mortality has fallen significantly in the US, but disparities have emerged

St. Jude scientists identify T-cell differentiation nodes to improve cancer-killing

Analysis shows high rate of ‘significant’ health problems in childhood cancer survivors

Fusion oncoprotein forces cell fates toward rhabdomyosarcoma

“DNA loops” in pediatric brain tumors double relapse risk