Discovery of DIAL syndrome links faulty DNA repair to childhood cancer risk and chemo sensitivity
A new hereditary condition has been discovered that affects patients' ability to repair DNA—leaving them both at greater risk of...
Aug 19
Calcium channel linked to cancer drug resistance
Chemotherapy tumor resistance develops after long-term regimens of the platinum-containing anticancer drug carboplatin. Scientists have...
Aug 18
Hormel Institute scientists make discovery that could help fight aggressive child cancer
Scientists at The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, have made a groundbreaking discovery that could lead to new treatments for...
Aug 15
Liquid biopsy tests could help treat children and young people with cancer
A new blood test that uncovers hidden changes inside cancer cells could help doctors find the best treatments for children and young...
Aug 14
Study Classifies Pediatric Radiation Therapy Adverse Effects Into Symptom Profiles
Radiotherapy is considered a critically important element of multimodal treatment for many types of childhood cancer, but information...
Aug 13
Healthy Aging After Surviving Childhood Cancer Depends on Age, Treatments Received
Survivors of childhood cancers have worse rates of healthy aging with older age at diagnosis, according to results of a study presented...
Aug 12
Study Unveils Potential Therapeutic Pathways for Aggressive Pediatric Brain Tumor
A groundbreaking study led by researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and the Broad Institute of...
Aug 8
Children and families in Northwestern Ontario facing childhood cancer now have access to comprehensive, specialized care in Thunder Bay
In collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Pediatric Oncology Group (POGO) and the Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences...
Aug 7
Young Cancer Survivors Struggle With Persistent Fear of Recurrence
Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is both highly prevalent and psychologically burdensome for adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer...
Aug 5
Childhood kidney cancer has millions of genetic changes, opening door to possible treatments
Concentrating on a type of childhood kidney cancer, known as Wilms tumour, an international team genetically sequenced multiple tumours...
Aug 1

