Landmark research toward increasing survival rates for aggressive childhood cancer
A new combination of drugs could help to increase survival rates with fewer side effects for some children with one of the most...
Jan 25, 2021
FDA Approves Crizotinib for Pediatric ALK+ ALCL Indication
Crizotinib—a tyrosine kinase inhibitor with activity against ALK, ROS1, and MET—was granted FDA approval for use in pediatric patients ...
Jan 22, 2021
Drug combination increases susceptibility to chemotherapy in cases of severe neuroblastoma
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg now suggest a possible cure for children with hard-to-treat forms of neuroblastoma using a...
Jan 7, 2021
Fermanagh scientist leads breakthrough on childhood cancer research
A scientist from Kinawely now based in Amsterdam has led a breakthrough discovery in childhood cancer research. Dr. Caitrín Crudden is a...
Jan 6, 2021
Parents' finances differently affected by having a child diagnosed with cancer
Mothers and fathers of children diagnosed with cancer are affected financially in different ways. While mothers' incomes fall in the...
Jan 5, 2021
Pediatric cancer pain management requires balancing function with comfort
For many people living with cancer and undergoing its various treatments, some degree of pain is inevitable, and children are no ...
Dec 29, 2020
Radiation Therapy for Childhood Leukemia Alters BMI Heritability, Study Finds
Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), who are at high risk for obesity, exhibit alterations in genetic...
Dec 14, 2020
Study finds paediatric cancer patients at no greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection
Results from the first national study of children with cancer who test positive from COVID-19 has found that these patients do not...
Dec 11, 2020
Genetic variants linked to heart health in African American childhood cancer survivors
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified genetic variants in African American childhood cancer survivors...
Dec 9, 2020
Breakthrough Enables Prediction of Relapse in Common Childhood Cancer
New research has allowed experts to identify the time, nature, and outcome of pediatric medulloblastoma relapse, allowing physicians to ...
Dec 8, 2020