An aggressive childhood cancer case opens new avenues for advanced cell therapies
Although relatively rare, many childhood cancers remain life-threatening and lack effective personalised treatments. Rhabdoid tumours are...
Sep 12
Functional Problems Shift Over Time Among Children After Brain Tumor Treatment
After completing treatment for brain tumor, children continue to experience problems with body function. These findings were published in...
Sep 11
Breakthrough Study Finds Key Mechanism Driving Neuroblastoma Progression
A groundbreaking study led by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has found a novel mechanism behind neuroblastoma progression: the shape and...
Sep 10
Adults who have survived childhood cancer are at increased risk of severe COVID-19
People who have survived cancer as children are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, even decades after their diagnosis. Read...
Sep 9
Planned C-Sections Linked to Higher Risk of Cancer in Children
Planned caesarean births—"C-sections"—slightly raise the risk of some childhood cancers—particularly acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL),...
Sep 5
Timepoint at which developing B-cells become cancerous impacts leukemia treatment
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and University Health Network showed that the stage of B-cell development at which...
Sep 4
Some cancer cells just won't commit: Why that might be good news for neuroblastoma patients
Identifying why some patients regress and others don't could help thousands of patients. [...] In mice bred to have tumors that were...
Sep 3
Genetics of cardiomyopathy risk in cancer survivors differ by age of onset
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital studied how common and rare genetic variants influence late-onset cardiomyopathy...
Sep 2