- Jun 30, 2014
OPACC requests representation for childhood cancer survivors in Cancer Care Ontario's fourth Ont
OPACC has sent a letter to the President & CEO of Cancer Care Ontario requesting representation for childhood cancer survivors in Cancer...
- Jun 30, 2014
OPACC's Parent Liaison to present at 2014 SIOP Congress
Congratulations to our Parent Liaison, Susan Kuczynski, who has been selected to give an oral presentation at the 2014 SIOP Congress in...
- Jun 30, 2014
New research study shows huge savings for health care
DETROIT, Mich., Monday, June 30, 2014 – Recently published findings in Annals of Internal Medicine by Steven Lipshultz, M.D., Wayne State...
- Jun 25, 2014
Low risk of long-term health problems in adult survivors of childhood leukemia: SickKids-led study
New international research led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) provides evidence that in addition to an excellent chance of...
- Jun 25, 2014
Thirty percent cuts to children’s cancer research? Unacceptable
Cancer kills more children in the U.S. than any other disease -- more than AIDS, asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis and congenital...
- Jun 19, 2014
Gene 'switch' reverses cancer in common childhood leukaemia model
Melbourne researchers have shown a type of leukaemia can be successfully 'reversed' by coaxing the cancer cells back into normal...
- Jun 19, 2014
Study IDs Effective Risk-Stratification System for Pediatric Sarcomas
A new risk-stratification system for pediatric and young adult patients with non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sarcomas (NRSTS) was able...
- Jun 13, 2014
Childhood cancer survivors hospitalized frequently years after cancer treatment
Survivors of childhood cancers were hospitalized more often and for longer durations because of blood disorders and other problems, many...