GPs should use 'instinct' to identify childhood cancers
GPs should use their ‘instinct' to identify childhood cancers, say the authors of a large UK study that found NICE alert symptoms have...
Jan 23, 2012
Genome research project data sheds light on aggressive forms of childhood cancers
As St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis work to sequence the genomes...
Jan 19, 2012
Eye cancer information published
Much-needed information on a type of eye cancer which has now been published by the NHS has been welcomed by a London-based children's...
Jan 19, 2012
A look at the dramatic improvement in pediatric cancer survival rates
In the 40 years since the National Cancer Act was signed, which provided billions of federal dollars for cancer research, there has been...
Jan 19, 2012
Study: Child leukemia doubles near nuclear power plants
The incidence of leukemia is twice as high in children living close to French nuclear power plants as in those living elsewhere in the...
Jan 13, 2012
Share Your Photos: Childhood Cancer Awareness on PBS NewsHour
The PBS NewsHour's health unit has been reporting on the progress in cancer research and treatment 40 years after President Richard Nixon...
Jan 13, 2012
Genomes offer clues to treating childhood cancers
On Tuesday, two biotech companies announced that it would soon be possible to sequence the human genome -- each individual's complete DNA...
Jan 13, 2012
Teens battling cancer have unique challenges
While these cancers are still uncommon, the rate among teens has been steadily rising 2 percent a year for the last 25 years. Equally...
Jan 13, 2012
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital launches data website for genome project
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has launched a freely available website for published research results from the St. Jude Children's...
Jan 13, 2012
Gilda's Club Simcoe Muskoka: The Resonance Project Children's Art Program
The Resonance Project, a dynamic six session workshop for children ages 9-11, will be held on Tuesday evenings, 6:15 - 8 pm, from January...
Jan 11, 2012