April - 2021

Childhood cancer survivors at risk for loneliness

Some childhood cancer survivors appeared at elevated risk for loneliness, according to study results presented during the virtual ...

Yale Cancer Center Study Shows Cognitive Impairment for Survivors of Many Pediatric Cancers

In a new study led by Yale Cancer Center, researchers report many survivors of childhood cancers receive systemic therapies associated...

Scientists identify potential drug candidates for deadly pediatric leukemia

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that two existing drug candidates--JAK inhibitors and...

Australian researchers find new way to target deadly childhood cancer

Research by Australian scientists could pave the way to a new treatment for a currently incurable brain cancer in children called...

Unusual treatment shows promise for kids with brain tumors

For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science’s best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment:...

Experts urge to remove care inequalities for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer

Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer are often missing out on age-appropriate specialist care owing to a lack of awareness of...

Wearable Fitness Trackers May Improve Health in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Wearable fitness trackers have continued to grow in popularity in recent years, and they may be feasible interventions to promote fitness...

Routine Pain Screenings Important for Childhood Cancer Survivors

Childhood cancer survivors are 3.4 times more likely to report pain with daily interference compared to those without a history of...

Low-calorie diet and mild exercise improve survival for young people with leukemia

Now, a study led by researchers at UCLA and Children's Hospital Los Angeles has shown that a combination of modest dietary changes and...

Study: Stem Cell Transplants Prevent Relapses of Most Common Childhood Cancer

Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for the most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, suffer...

Pediatric Cancer Survivors Treated With Abdominopelvic RT Have Higher Risk of CRC

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