Back to School Time Creates ‘Perfect Storm’ For Families Facing Cancer
For children in families that are facing cancer, back to school season can be a particularly tumultuous time of year, as an expert...
Oct 9, 2025
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find that Missing Messenger RNA Fragments Could be Key to New Immunotherapy for Hard-to-Treat Tumors
A new study, led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), identified tiny pieces of messenger RNA that are missing...
Oct 8, 2025
Diabetes May Increase Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Childhood cancer survivors with diabetes mellitus (DM) have an increased risk of neurocognitive impairment when compared to survivors...
Oct 7, 2025
ecDNA discovery targets ‘zombie’ cells in childhood cancers
Researchers have discovered how circular extra-chromosomal DNA drives relapse in childhood cancers and found a way to target dormant...
Oct 3, 2025
Childhood Cancer Survivors and Long-Term Risks for Health Conditions: New Data
Some survivors of childhood cancers face a continued elevated risk of premature mortality, new cancers, chronic conditions, and other...
Oct 2, 2025
Weighted Blankets Significantly Reduce Anxiety in Pediatric Oncology Patients
Weighted blankets significantly reduced acute anxiety among pediatric oncology patients following chemotherapy infusion, according to a...
Oct 1, 2025
New discovery links circular DNA by-products to childhood leukaemia relapse
The new paper reveals for the first time that these DNA fragments can persist in cancer cells and may drive relapse in patients with...
Sep 30, 2025
Why adolescents and young adults with cancer are falling behind
Adolescents and young adults with cancer who are navigating life between childhood and early adulthood face a unique set of challenges....
Sep 29, 2025
Finding a clue to the origin of treatment-resistant leukemia in kids
Chemotherapy resistance is particularly common in what is known as T-ALL, a subtype of ALL. This recent study shows that the origin of...
Sep 26, 2025
A continuum of innovation brings patients a new treatment for Ewing sarcoma
While surgery and radiation therapy are generally successful in treating Ewing sarcoma, difficult-to-treat and relapsed cases still...
Sep 25, 2025

