Identifying drug target candidates to treat pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma tumors
In a new report in Science Advances, Sara G. Danielli and an international, interdisciplinary team of scientists at the department of ...
Feb 23, 2023
Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Higher Rate of Aging-Related Mutations Than the General Population
Childhood cancer survivors tended to have a higher rate of aging-related mutations in stem cells — a condition called clonal ...
Feb 13, 2023
Children’s Cancer Institute begins trial for childhood brain cancer therapy
The trial will use the child’s own immune system for specifically targeting the Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. Read more:...
Feb 10, 2023
Drug Offers Long-Term Heart Protection for Childhood Cancer Survivors
When children with cancer received dexrazoxane alongside their chemotherapy, they tended to have fewer heart complications in the short ...
Feb 8, 2023
World-first guidelines created to prevent heart complications in children during cancer treatment
The world’s first international clinical guidelines to help prevent and treat heart complications in children undergoing cancer...
Feb 6, 2023
Patient Activated Education Effective as Surveillance for Skin Cancer in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Childhood cancer survivors who were treated with radiation are at a 30-fold increased risk for developing basal cell carcinoma and a...
Feb 3, 2023
Childhood, Adolescent Cancers Linked to Higher Risk of Major Psychiatric Disorders
Compared with the general population, survivors of childhood and adolescent cancers have an increased risk of 6 major psychiatric ...
Feb 2, 2023
Low BMD, fracture risk upped in childhood cancer survivors
Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) appear to have an increased risk of low bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture compared with the...
Feb 1, 2023
Understanding How Childhood Brain Tumors Develop
A team of scientists has identified a new cell type implicated in the development of the most common type of malignant childhood brain...
Jan 31, 2023
American Academy of Pediatrics Issues New Recommendations on Hospitalized Adolescents
The American Academy of Pediatrics has published new recommendations on the needs of adolescents who are hospitalized within its first...
Jan 30, 2023