June - 2023

When young people survive cancer, their mental-health struggles are often just beginning

Thanks to advances in treatments, children’s chances of surviving cancer are higher than ever before. But the trauma that patients...

Research shows fertility challenges for women treated for childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

The research also found that women treated for Hodgkin lymphoma may have to try for longer to become pregnant; however, the majority of ...

Childhood cancer: Vulnerability in the immune response against metastases discovered

Scientists led by Sabine Taschner-Mandl, Ph.D., St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute, and Nikolaus Fortelny, Ph.D., Paris Lodron...

CHOP doctor making strides in finding cure for "holy grail of childhood cancers"

Mossé is working on groundbreaking science at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The once undruggable neuroblastoma -- a rare...

Poor Mental Health Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer—Risk Factors and a Call for Intervention

Despite consistent evidence suggesting high rates of physical and psychosocial morbidity among survivors of childhood cancer, debate...

New hope for children with rare, high-risk leukaemia thanks to world first research in Manchester

Pioneering research in Manchester has shown dramatic results for treating children with high-risk leukaemia (a type of blood cancer), who...

1,000 Pillowcases Delivered For Local Kids And Families Affected By Childhood Cancer

A local volunteer-based program, Comfy Cases (Children And Sewers Exchanging Smiles), is donating to an astounding 1,000+ pillowcases to...

Researchers publish the first comprehensive, 3D analysis of the complete rhabdomyosarcoma genome

In a paper published in NAR Cancer, researchers from the Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Nationwide Children's and their ...

Childhood cancer survivors at increased risk for sleep concerns decades after diagnosis

Compared with siblings, survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk for sleep concerns up to 30 years after diagnosis,...

Late-toxicity burden high among survivors of high-risk neuroblastoma

Survivors of high-risk neuroblastoma face a substantial burden of late toxicity, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual...

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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

Researchers identify malignant cells responsible for relapse in high-risk neuroblastoma