March - 2023

Rutgers researchers show importance of low vitamin A levels as harbinger of adverse event

Scientists seeking a way to eliminate an adverse reaction to treatments for acute lymphocytic leukemia, a common childhood cancer, have...

London scientists pioneer ‘game changing’ infrared imaging technique to treat child cancer

Researchers said that a combination of detailed, real-time images of inside the body with a new short wave infrared light (SWIR) could...

Heart Disease Risk Is Higher Among Childhood Cancer Survivors, Study Finds

People who survive childhood cancers have a greater risk of heart disease and other health conditions later in life, according to a...

Bone cancer drug could save children’s lives

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new drug that works against all of the main types of primary bone cancer....

Splicing Deregulation Detected and Targeted in Type of Childhood Leukemia

In some children, pediatric acute myeloid leukemia can become resistant to treatment; UC San Diego researchers think they now know why....

New study uncovers key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer metastasis

New research pinpoints a key cause of metastasis from an aggressive form of brain cancer in children and provides a potential new therapy...

Safe to Skip Primary Tumor Boosts in Pediatric Germinomas

Primary tumor boosts — an extra dose of radiation specifically to the tumor bed — does not improve survival after chemotherapy and...

Strength in numbers: Cooperative group clinical trials move the needle against pediatric cancer

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Opaganib in Neuroblastoma

After my daughter's cancer, I wanted to control her entire life. Then she went to college.

When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges

Early interventions may improve long-term academic achievement in young childhood brain tumor survivors

Immunotherapy for children with primary liver carcinomas: Research offers new hope

Pediatric psychologist explains how to support your child's development after a cancer diagnosis

Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Have High Prevalence of Chronic Pain

Spontaneous Remission in Childhood Cancer Rare but Fleeting

First successful treatment of pediatric high-risk refractory neuroblastoma with PARP inhibition