Sep 23, 2021
Scientists use AI to help discover new treatment for deadly childhood cancer
Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to create a drug regime for children with a type of deadly brain cancer, where...
Sep 22, 2021
Early intervention key to mitigate neurocognitive effects of pediatric cancer treatment
As cancer treatment options continue to improve, the growing number of childhood cancer survivors will require individualized strategies...
Sep 17, 2021
Tool May Predict Risk of Subsequent Malignancies in Childhood Cancer Survivors
New research suggests a tool can identify childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) who have underlying cancer predisposition syndromes that...
Sep 15, 2021
Neurocognitive impairment in childhood cancer survivors stems from both disease, treatment
Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for neurocognitive decline later in life related to the disease and treatment, a complication...
Sep 13, 2021
USC study identifies new risk factor for most common childhood cancer, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
According the research, children genetically predisposed to overproduce lymphocytes in relation to other white blood cells are at...
Sep 10, 2021
Kinder and more effective – why childhood cancers need specific treatments
There is a real need for more tailored therapies for young people with cancer. For this year’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month,...
Sep 9, 2021
Cisplatin-induced hearing loss common among very young children early in treatment
Young children with cancer who received cisplatin chemotherapy had a higher incidence of cisplatin-induced hearing loss than older...
Sep 3, 2021
AAP updates guidelines on long-term care for cancer survivors
The AAP published updated guidelines on the long-term care of children, adolescents and young adults who survived childhood cancer. Read...