Survivors of Pediatric Cancers May Experience Lasting Impact on Heart, Metabolic Health Following Ra
Adult survivors of childhood abdominal and pelvic cancers who were treated with radiation therapy experience body composition...
Aug 24, 2020
Immune receptor thought to be linked to hearing loss in child cancer survivors confirmed in new stud
Permanent hearing loss triggered by a common chemotherapy drug in half of children being treated for cancer may occur through a...
Aug 24, 2020
Drugs against alpha-ketoglutarate may combat deadly childhood brain tumor
NIH funded pre-clinical study highlights intricate links between brain tumors and cancer cell metabolism. Read more:...
Aug 24, 2020
BMT survivor study finds significant breast cancer risk in young women who received total body irrad
A new study examining long-term outcomes of blood or marrow transplantation (BMT) found that patients who received total body irradiation...
Aug 4, 2020
Hearing loss linked to neurocognitive deficits in childhood cancer survivors
Research shows that severe hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors is associated with neurocognitive deficits independent of type of...
Jul 30, 2020
New drug may provide hope for children with untreatable cancers
"The experimental drug, known as 9-ING-4, targets a specific protein that seems to be active in many different types of cancer." Read...
Jul 24, 2020
UM researchers find new targets for deadly children’s brain tumour
After discovering how a specific gene fuels a deadly form of children’s brain tumour, University of Manitoba researchers have...
Jul 21, 2020
Finding hints at novel target for Ewing sarcoma therapy
New insights into Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, were published July 15 in the prestigious journal Nature. Read more:...
Jul 16, 2020
Scientists discover way to stop spread of devastating childhood cancer
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Manchester have made an important breakthrough that could lead to "kinder"...
Jul 13, 2020
Despite treatment advances, ‘much to improve upon’ in high-risk neuroblastoma
As outcomes for high-risk neuroblastoma improve, refining treatment approaches in order to reduce late-term effects will be key,...
Jul 13, 2020

