Immune and tumor cell “tug-of-war” controls anti-cancer activity
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found immune and tumor cells compete over glutamine, a major nutrient in their...
Jul 5, 2023
Developing novel treatments for childhood solid cancers
With a particular focus on glioma, Dr Peter J Houghton from Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute outlines the barriers that have...
Jul 4, 2023
When young people survive cancer, their mental-health struggles are often just beginning
Thanks to advances in treatments, children’s chances of surviving cancer are higher than ever before. But the trauma that patients...
Jun 30, 2023
Research shows fertility challenges for women treated for childhood Hodgkin lymphoma
The research also found that women treated for Hodgkin lymphoma may have to try for longer to become pregnant; however, the majority of ...
Jun 29, 2023
Childhood cancer: Vulnerability in the immune response against metastases discovered
Scientists led by Sabine Taschner-Mandl, Ph.D., St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute, and Nikolaus Fortelny, Ph.D., Paris Lodron...
Jun 27, 2023
CHOP doctor making strides in finding cure for "holy grail of childhood cancers"
Mossé is working on groundbreaking science at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The once undruggable neuroblastoma -- a rare...
Jun 26, 2023
Poor Mental Health Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer—Risk Factors and a Call for Intervention
Despite consistent evidence suggesting high rates of physical and psychosocial morbidity among survivors of childhood cancer, debate...
Jun 23, 2023
New hope for children with rare, high-risk leukaemia thanks to world first research in Manchester
Pioneering research in Manchester has shown dramatic results for treating children with high-risk leukaemia (a type of blood cancer), who...
Jun 19, 2023
1,000 Pillowcases Delivered For Local Kids And Families Affected By Childhood Cancer
A local volunteer-based program, Comfy Cases (Children And Sewers Exchanging Smiles), is donating to an astounding 1,000+ pillowcases to...
Jun 15, 2023
Researchers publish the first comprehensive, 3D analysis of the complete rhabdomyosarcoma genome
In a paper published in NAR Cancer, researchers from the Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Nationwide Children's and their ...
Jun 14, 2023