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Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore And The False Awareness Of Childhood Cancer

Put simply, the beautiful images of smiling, bald kids and the celebrities embracing children in fancy buildings are a whitewashed...

Michael Bublé says 3-year-old son Noah has cancer

**OPACC was quoted in this story** In a posting on his Facebook page, the Burnaby, B.C., native says he and wife Luisana Lopilato are...

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING documentary

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING is a documentary about Ryan Green, an indie video game developer who's building a poetic and artful video game...

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...

New movie portrays teen cancer unrealistically, expert says

A new movie, “The Fault in Our Stars” paints an unrealistic image of young patients with cancer, according to pediatric oncologist at the...

Family Guy, Brian Griffin and the Childhood Cancer Equation

Excerpt: As I type this piece, over 120,000 people have signed a petition to bring Brian Griffin back. 120,000 people have been so moved...

A Child’s Cancer Story Inspires Taylor Swift

By now you may have heard Taylor Swift’s heart-rending song “Ronan,” about the too-short life of a little boy. Ms. Swift gave it an...

London scientists pioneer ‘game changing’ infrared imaging technique to treat child cancer

Heart Disease Risk Is Higher Among Childhood Cancer Survivors, Study Finds

Bone cancer drug could save children’s lives

Splicing Deregulation Detected and Targeted in Type of Childhood Leukemia

New study uncovers key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer metastasis

Safe to Skip Primary Tumor Boosts in Pediatric Germinomas

Scientists reveal how different cancer cells team up to help incurable childhood brain tumour spread

Identifying drug target candidates to treat pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma tumors

Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Higher Rate of Aging-Related Mutations Than the General Population

Children’s Cancer Institute begins trial for childhood brain cancer therapy