A Parent's Journey: Supporting an Adult Child Battling Cancer
As a caregiver for your adult child and their family, you must prioritize your health to remain strong enough for your caregiving role....
Jan 26, 2024
Study shows parents more likely to attempt suicide in first years after child's cancer diagnosis, compared to later on
Parents who have a child with cancer are more likely to attempt suicide during the first years after diagnosis, according to a new study...
Jan 25, 2024
Molecular ‘super-glue’ shows promise of cancer drug discovery platform
Today, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists published their work on SJ3149, a compound with broad activity against many...
Jan 24, 2024
'It brings hope': How chicken eggs are helping UBC scientists fight childhood cancer
Lim has launched what's believed to be the first-of-its-kind laboratory that uses fertilized chicken eggs to test and analyze how certain...
Jan 23, 2024
Biomarkers May Help Predict Heart Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors
In survivors of childhood cancer, recent research has found that two common biomarkers may be able to predict heart risk, according to a...
Jan 22, 2024
Art Therapy Decreases Anxiety in Children With Cancer
Creative arts therapy and interventions tended to improve anxiety in children with cancer, according to recent research published in...
Jan 19, 2024
Updated genomic landscape for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia enables new treatment possibilities
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital refined and enhanced the classification system for a type of pediatric leukemia using...
Jan 18, 2024
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 17, 2024
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 16, 2024
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 15, 2024

