Aging Survivors and Endocrine Disorders
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Aug 4, 2017
Can I Get Pregnant If I Had Cancer As A Child? Science Gives You Options
While chemotherapy and radiation treatments absolutely deal devastating blows to the reproductive system, new evidence suggests the...
Aug 3, 2017
The Surprising Life Choice That Could Impact Your Child's Cancer Risk
Deciding when to have kids is a big life decision for a variety of reasons and in recent years, more and more parents are deciding to...
Aug 2, 2017
Proton therapy holds promise as best new treatment option for childhood cancers
Proton therapy is a different way to treat childhood cancer. Unlike standard X-ray radiation, proton therapy utilizes sub-atomic...
Aug 2, 2017
For Kids With Cancer, Focusing on Quality of Life
Many people associate palliative care with hospice care, but medical professionals are offering it to children and adolescents living...
Jul 31, 2017
NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH trial to test targeted drugs in childhood cancers
NCI-COG Pediatric Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (Pediatric MATCH) is a nationwide trial to explore whether targeted therapies can...
Jul 25, 2017
Surprising genetic variety in childhood brain cancer
Scientists have identified new genetic alterations and mechanisms that lead to very aggressive types of childhood brain cancer. Their...
Jul 19, 2017
The Adverse Effects of Sarcoma Treatment in Cancer Survivors
Infertility is a serious and common adverse event associated with cancer treatment. Research shows that 75% of patients with sarcoma, the...
Jul 19, 2017
US advisory panel endorses 'breakthrough' gene therapy for child cancer
An FDA advisory panel has unanimously approved a leukemia treatment that could become the first gene therapy approved in the US. The...
Jul 13, 2017
New potential treatment for aggressive types of childhood cancer
A combination of substances that impacts chemical modifications in the DNA of tumours and triggers the tumours to differentiate into...
Jul 12, 2017