- Jan 17
Large clinical trial seeks to prevent heart failure among childhood cancer survivors
Results suggest that more childhood cancer survivors may benefit from a heart-saving medication called carvedilol, even long after their...
- Jan 16
New treatment improves outcomes for children with rare cancer
A new treatment for a rare form of children’s cancer – which combines anti-tumour drugs with chemotherapy – improves the chances of...
- Jan 15
Researchers find Zika virus is effective when used to treat a type of childhood cancer in mice
Injecting neuroblastoma tumors with Zika virus shrank or eliminated those tumors in studies with mice, suggesting that the virus could...
- Jan 12
Research potentially expands options for patients with aggressive childhood cancer
Research is shedding light and potentially expanding options for patients living with Medulloblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer....
- Jan 10
Brain tumors in children: Cancer cells become less aggressive as they migrate within the tumor, finds study
Certain brain tumors in small children contain cells that develop very similarly to normal brain cells and others that have already...
- Jan 9
Researchers Develop Method That Converts Aggressive Cancer Cells into Healthy Cells in Children
If further research confirms these findings, clinical laboratory identification of cancer cells could lead to new treatments for certain...
- Jan 8
Immune atlas at cell level points to new combination treatment for incurable childhood cancer
A detailed 'atlas' of neuroblastoma tumors points to a new target for immunotherapy. Scientists from the Princess Máxima Center for...
- Jan 5
Cardiovascular testing rates 'poor' among adult survivors of childhood cancer
Adult survivors of childhood cancer with a high risk of cardiovascular disease may not be receiving proper cardiac testing, according to...