- Jul 28
As pediatric cancer rates rise and deaths fall, experts call attention to survivors
Although data shows mortality rates for childhood cancers continue to fall, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and...
- Jul 17
Survival of children with acute lymphatic leukemia has increased to 94%, study finds
The five-year survival of all children with acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL) has continued to increase to 94%. This is evident from a...
- Jul 12
Navigating cancer as a young adult: Going away to college
Dealing with cancer as a teenager or young adult living at home can be difficult, but what happens when you go away to college? Whether...
- Jul 11
Healthy diet shown to lower cardiovascular disease risk in adult childhood cancer survivors
In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers analyze cardiovascular illness risk across adult childhood cancer survivors...
- Jul 7
BDR Pharma launches new drug for Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia
BDR Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday announced the launch of Nilotinib for a rare subtype of the most common childhood cancer, acute...
- Jul 6
Lenalidomide Demonstrates Promising Activity in Pediatric Gliomas/Astrocytomas
The immunomodulatory agent lenalidomide (Revlimid) appeared clinically active and tolerable in pilocytic astrocytomas and optic pathway...
- Jul 5
Immune and tumor cell “tug-of-war” controls anti-cancer activity
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found immune and tumor cells compete over glutamine, a major nutrient in their...
- Jul 4
Developing novel treatments for childhood solid cancers
With a particular focus on glioma, Dr Peter J Houghton from Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute outlines the barriers that have...