Genetic Variant Linked to Nerve-related Side Effects from Childhood ALL Treatment
A genome-wide association study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association describes a regulatory variant that...
Feb 24, 2015
Enter the Dragons: Imagine Dragons and Childhood Cancer
It may surprise people not directly impacted by childhood cancer to learn that as a disease population children diagnosed with cancer and...
Feb 20, 2015
Model predicts bloodstream infection risk in febrile pediatric cancer patients
A diagnostic model accurately predicted the probability of bloodstream infections among clinically stable, febrile pediatric oncology...
Feb 20, 2015
CPAC looking for Communications Volunteers
New Call for Applications for volunteering with the Partnership A new call for applications for Communications Volunteers is now underway...
Feb 20, 2015
Million Dollar Smiles 2015 Bearhug Program
OPACC is collecting registrations on behalf of the Million Dollar Smiles 2015 Bearhug Program. Million Dollar Smiles is a non-profit...
Feb 20, 2015
Group finds new method for identifying most aggressive childhood cancers
A research group has found a new way to identify the most malignant tumors in children. The method involves studying genetic...
Feb 17, 2015
Survivors of childhood cancer at risk for developing hormone deficiencies as adults
Decades after undergoing cranial irradiation for childhood cancer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators found that adult...
Feb 13, 2015
ICCD 2015
Sunday, February 15th is ICCD 2015 (International Childhood Cancer Day) International Childhood Cancer Day is a global collaborative...
Feb 10, 2015
B.C. childhood cancer survivors to receive specialized help
The provincial government has announced a program to provide special services to adult survivors of childhood cancer — many of whom were...
Feb 6, 2015
DIPG: The hope and promise of a homerun cure
What if by curing one type of childhood cancer, you could find a cure for many other forms of cancer? What if by curing one type of...
Feb 4, 2015