Childhood cancer is linked to increased stroke risk
Survivors of childhood leukemia and brain tumors are more likely to have a stroke in later life. Read more here:...
Aug 13, 2013
Introducing the DIPG Collaborative
On May 3rd and 4th, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second DIPG Collaborative Symposium (www.dipg.org) occurred with amazing results and...
Jul 2, 2013
New weapon in the fight against childhood brain cancer emerges
A relatively new weapon in the fight against childhood brain cancer has emerged that improves upon standard magnetic resonance imaging...
Jun 14, 2013
Radical gene therapy gives hope to young cancer patients
Australian doctors are using radical gene therapy to help treat a rare and aggressive childhood brain cancer, offering hope to young...
Apr 24, 2013
Gene sequencing project finds new mutations to blame for a majority of brain tumor subtype
The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified mutations responsible...
Apr 16, 2013
Potential drug targets identified in common childhood brain cancer
Researchers studying the genetic roots of the most common malignant childhood brain tumor have discovered missteps in three of the four...
Jun 21, 2012
CT scans could triple risk of a brain tumour in children
Thousands of children every year who undergo head scans triple their risk of developing leukaemia or a brain tumour, scientists warn....
Jun 8, 2012
Folic acid may reduce some childhood cancers
Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and a type of brain tumors in...
May 22, 2012
Children's brain tumors more diverse than previously believed
Paediatric brain tumours preserve specific characteristics of the normal cells from which they originate – a previously unknown...
May 15, 2012
Glioma peptide vaccine shows early hints of efficacy
Generally, childhood cancers can be fairly treatable. However, some brain cancers, such as malignant astrocytomas of the brainstem and...
Apr 9, 2012