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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...

Developing ‘kinder’ treatments for a devastating childhood cancer

Breakthrough as new drug promises to shield child cancer patients from hearing loss

Study finds higher breast cancer risk after certain forms of childhood cancer treatment

Aggressive Cancer Cells Transformed Into Healthy Cells in Breakthrough

Cardiac RT May Amplify Late Disease Risk in Pediatric Cancer Survivors

Are Cannabis-Based Medicines Safe for Children With Cancer?

Homoharringtonine May be ‘Better Alternative’ to Etoposide In Pediatric AML

Researchers discover new therapeutic approach for neuroblastoma

Solving the Mystery of Long-Lasting Cancer Treatment – Scientists Reveal New Insights

The challenge of treating childhood brain cancers