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Data Support Whole Brain Irradiation Reduction in Pediatric Cancer Survivors

Results from a pooled case control study indicate that meninges are very radiosensitive in pediatric patients who were treated at prior ...

McMaster University researchers pinpoint potential treatment for lethal childhood cancer

An enzyme that drives the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may hold the key to a future treatment, says a McMaster ...

Changes to chromosomes impact how children’s brain tumours respond to treatment

Every year in the UK, around 55 children are diagnosed with medulloblastoma, and there is a pressing need for new treatments. Now, led...

Study offers proof of concept for treating pediatric brain tumors with immunotherapy

Now, in a new proof-of-concept study published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, researchers at Children's Hospital of...

3D genomics reveals targets for aggressive childhood cancers

While some pediatric brain cancers have known genetic causes, many do not. Three-dimensional profiling revealed new disease mechanisms...

A stem cell protein facilitates relapse of pediatric brain tumors

The malignant brain tumor type medulloblastoma can become resistant to therapy which can cause relapse. Researchers have discovered a...

Childhood cancer radiotherapy involving exposure to the head increases risk of future brain tumours

Children who received radiotherapy which exposed their head are at increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour called a...

Brain Cancer Therapy Shows Promise in Pediatric Clinical Trial

A new antibody therapy for children with medulloblastoma has shown promise during a Phase I clinical trial. The antibody, which targets a...

Engineers develop nanoparticles that cross the blood-brain barrier

Tested using a new brain tissue model, the particles may be able to deliver chemotherapy drugs for glioblastoma. Read more:...

Study finds jumping 'junk' DNA is a novel cause of childhood brain cancer

Scientists have found a novel cause of aggressive pediatric brain cancer. The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study is the first to...

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'No child would ever contract cancer': Alberta researchers developing cancer vaccine

Can Children Get Breast Cancer?

Potential Genetic Variants Linked to Increased Cancer Risk in Children with Birth Defects

Common chemotherapy drug could carry toxic inheritance for future generations of cancer survivors

Data Support Whole Brain Irradiation Reduction in Pediatric Cancer Survivors

Diet High in Sugar May Accelerate Aging in Survivors of Childhood Cancer

World-first clinical trial in ‘man’s best friend’ could unlock breakthrough for kids with cancer

Altered cell behavior behind resistance in neuroblastoma

McMaster University researchers pinpoint potential treatment for lethal childhood cancer

Chronic Conditions More Likely Among Survivors of Pediatric Wilms Tumor