Nearly Half of Childhood Cancer Survivors May Experience Symptom Burden Linked to Treatment
Approximately 50% of childhood cancer survivors experience moderate symptom burden, and some may be at higher risk because of treatment...
Oct 20, 2022
Research aims to spare children from painful adverse effects of chemotherapy
Starobova, whose research focuses on chemotherapy-induced adverse effects, received a fellowship grant from Children’s Hospital...
Oct 19, 2022
Invasive breast cancer rates decline over time among childhood cancer survivors
Invasive breast cancer rates declined modestly during the past 30 years among childhood cancer survivors, according to study results ...
Oct 18, 2022
Multi-Chemotherapy Regimen Elicits Improved Outcomes in Rare Form of Pediatric Lung Cancer
The use of a multi-agent chemotherapy regimen resulted in improved outcomes in a group of children with pleuropulmonary blastoma, a ...
Oct 17, 2022
Landmark study finds new gene mutations that drive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
St. Jude scientists helped lead a comprehensive genomic analysis to uncover the impact of genes on the treatment and outcome of the...
Oct 14, 2022
Childhood cancer radiotherapy involving exposure to the head increases risk of future brain tumours
Children who received radiotherapy which exposed their head are at increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour called a...
Oct 13, 2022
Study Investigates Potential Embryonic Origin of Medulloblastomas
Medulloblastomas may exist in a premalignant form at birth after initially developing during the first or second trimester of pregnancy,...
Oct 7, 2022
Blood Test Predicts Childhood Cancer Relapse
A team of scientists and doctors [...] has discovered a novel, noninvasive method to predict and reduce the relapse of childhood...
Oct 6, 2022
To wipe childhood cancer off the map, scientists must chart its genomic landscape
Scientists have created a roadmap of the genetic mutations present in the most common childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
Sep 2, 2022
Childhood Liver Cancer "Signatures" May Help Predict Response to Chemo
A new UC San Francisco study sheds light on the diversity within the most common type of pediatric liver tumor and suggests a way forward...
Aug 29, 2022