May - 2021

Study identifies risk for some childhood cancer patients developing secondary leukaemia

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Blood test detects childhood tumors based on their epigenetic profiles

A new study exploits the characteristic epigenetic signatures of childhood tumors to detect, classify and monitor the disease. Read more:...

New insight into when CAR T is effective against childhood leukemia

Scientists and clinicians at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) studying the effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapies in children ...

Targeting abnormal cell metabolism shows promise for treating pediatric brain tumors

Two experimental drug approaches that target vulnerabilities in cancer cell metabolism may extend survival and enhance the effectiveness...

Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancer at Risk for Multiple Cancer-Related Worries

A significant portion of adult survivors of childhood cancer are at an increased risk of experiencing cancer-related worries (CRWs)...

Sick children deserve priority vaccine access

Children over the age of 12 who suffer from medical conditions that put them at high risk of developing serious complications from...

Multimodal therapy may hold key to treating aggressive childhood cancer

Research led by scientists at Children's Cancer Institute and published this week in the international journal, Clinical Cancer Research,...

Researchers pinpoint possible way to prevent permanent hearing loss caused by common childhood cance

University of Alberta scientists have identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood...

Study finds potential therapeutic target for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

Researchers have identified a gene expressed in children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that could serve as a new immunotherapy...

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