Jun 28, 2024
Children genetically prone to cancer benefit from early standardized surveillance
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists showed that beginning surveillance soon after recognizing a patient’s predisposition...
Jun 26, 2024
Health inequities: How socioeconomic factors affect outcomes for pediatric cancer patients
It's important for everyone–health care providers, donors, researchers, educators, advocates, and beyond–to be mindful of the ways in...
Jun 25, 2024
Surprising origins for a rare cancer
It’s been enormously difficult to pinpoint the cause of many cancers—and many seem to have more than one origin. Fibrolamellar carcinoma...
Jun 21, 2024
Advances in medulloblastoma treatment for children
Dr. Schwartz explains how medulloblastoma is treated, the latest treatment advances and what families should look for in a care team....
Jun 20, 2024
FDA Approves Retevmo for Some Adults and Children With Thyroid Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted traditional approval to Retevmo (selpercatinib) for the treatment of adult and...
Jun 19, 2024
When do repeat blood cultures make sense in hospitalized children with cancer?
Repeat blood cultures (BCs) are not necessary after 48 hours of negative cultures in hemodynamically and clinically stable hospitalized...
Jun 18, 2024
Study finds pediatric brain tumors rely on different metabolic 'route' to fuel treatment resistance
Rogel researchers, led by Daniel Wahl, M.D., Ph.D., wanted to understand how this mutation affects DIPG tumor metabolism and influences...
Jun 17, 2024
Trametinib Shows Promise for Children with Relapsed or Refractory JMML
The MEK inhibitor trametinib (Mekinist) was an effective treatment for pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory juvenile...
Jun 14, 2024
Sexual Dysfunction Seen in One Third of Childhood Cancer Survivors
Many childhood cancer survivors may experience sexual dysfunction in adulthood, according to research published in Cancer. Read more:...
Jun 13, 2024
The 10-minute test for childhood tumours
Children with cancer could have an accurate brain tumour diagnosis in 10 minutes, thanks to new research. Read more:...