Youngest brain tumor patients have significantly poorer outcomes than older pediatric patients
A researcher has found, through extensive data analysis, that the youngest patients with brain tumors -- those ages birth to 3 months...
Mar 30, 2022
New hope for treatment of infant cancer that has puzzled researchers for decades
New research has begun to unravel the mystery of why a particular form of leukaemia in infants has defied efforts to improve outcomes,...
Mar 29, 2022
Bortezomib Improves Survival in Children with Newly Diagnosed T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
Adding the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib to chemotherapy significantly improved overall survival in children and young adults with...
Mar 28, 2022
Zebrafish could help researchers develop treatments for childhood cancers
Amatruda spoke with Healio about the value of zebrafish models in understanding pediatric cancers, the major progress that has been ...
Mar 25, 2022
Research Outlines Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes for Female Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Survivors of childhood cancer who become pregnant in adulthood are as likely to have healthy babies as those without a history of...
Mar 24, 2022
The Story of Aryo Kalbasi, As Told by His Sister
Written from the perspective of a bereaved sibling (OPACC family) in the hopes that it can help at least one person get through a...
Mar 23, 2022
Nuanced Research Needed on the Value of Exercise for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Further research is still required to determine the optimal timing, frequency, and intensity of physical activity for childhood cancer ...
Mar 9, 2022
Paving the way: How biopsies are offering hope to children with aggressive brain tumours
For decades, clinical trials of DIPG were based on work done using samples from adult brain tumours that looked similar to DIPG down a...
Mar 9, 2022
Childhood acute leukemia survivors with Down syndrome at higher risk for late mortality
Childhood acute leukemia survivors with Down syndrome had increased risk for late mortality not attributable to cardiac- or subsequent ...
Mar 8, 2022
Hearing Loss Among Cancer Survivors Often Overlooked and Understudied
Significant challenges include improving detection and response to inner ear side effects among cancer survivors following the use of ...
Mar 7, 2022

