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 28, 2023
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 17, 2023
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 12, 2023
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 11, 2023
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 7, 2023
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 6, 2023
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 5, 2023
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...
Jul 4, 2023