New Thinking on Childhood Cancer Survivors
Thanks to treatment advances, the vast majority of children diagnosed with leukemia are living well into adulthood. But the powerful...
Nov 7, 2013
Inherited gene variation tied to high-risk pediatric leukemia and greater risk of relapse
Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has linked an inherited gene variation to a nearly four-fold increased...
Oct 28, 2013
Gene for most common childhood cancer identified
An aberrant gene has been found to cause the most common childhood cancer in the world, pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL....
Sep 13, 2013
Rate of secondary cancers increases after childhood leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer among children and adults, with nearly 4,000 new cases being diagnosed each...
Jun 24, 2013
Broccoli compound fighting childhood cancer
Once again broccoli and its family of cruciferous vegetables has been found as another possible treatment, this time for the childhood...
Dec 18, 2012
Prolonged formula feeding associated with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
According to an epidemiological study presented at the 11th Annual AACR International Conference Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research...
Oct 19, 2012
Chemotherapy Proves Life-Saving for Some Leukemia Patients Who Fail Induction Therapy
An international study found that bone marrow transplants are not the best option for some young patients with acute lymphoblastic...
Apr 12, 2012
Childhood leukemia gets "theranostic" treatment
Researchers have developed a treatment platform that combines a selective diagnostic test with targeted therapy, based on the results of...
Apr 3, 2012
Childhood cancer survival rate up
Children diagnosed with the most common form of childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, now have a nine in 10 chance of beating...
Mar 14, 2012
Inherited Risk Factors for Childhood Leukemia are More Common in Hispanic Patients
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Results from a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Children's Oncology...
Feb 1, 2012