chemotherapy

Unraveling the roles of non-coding DNA explains childhood cancer’s resistance to chemotherapy

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered non-coding genetic variants contributing to chemotherapy resistance...

Chemotherapy cured my cancer. Years later it likely gave me heart disease.

The link is not uncommon: ‘Cardiotoxicity’ is a major side effect of anticancer treatments. Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wel...

Second Dose of Palonosetron Reduces CINV in Pediatric Cancer Patients

An additional dose of palonosetron can help prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in children with cancer who are...

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

A new study, which is to be presented to the RNID Hearing Therapeutics Summit, found that a drug called Pedmark, also known as ...

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

In a new study, scientists from the Princess Máxima Center investigated the risk of breast cancer in women who were treated for childhood...

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

A common chemotherapy drug could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors, Washington ...

Research aims to spare children from painful adverse effects of chemotherapy

Starobova, whose research focuses on chemotherapy-induced adverse effects, received a fellowship grant from Children’s Hospital...

Heated chemotherapy can help some children with cancer

Tumors that have spread to the lining of the abdomen are tough to treat. But a select number of cancer teams across the country have...

Childhood chemo alters heart's caretaker cells, study finds

Cancer chemotherapy changes the function of cells that repair heart injury, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center...

Chemotherapy sometimes set the stage for drug-resistant leukemia at relapse

An international collaboration has identified therapy-induced, drug-resistance mutations in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia...

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FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Opaganib in Neuroblastoma

After my daughter's cancer, I wanted to control her entire life. Then she went to college.

When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges

Early interventions may improve long-term academic achievement in young childhood brain tumor survivors

Immunotherapy for children with primary liver carcinomas: Research offers new hope

Pediatric psychologist explains how to support your child's development after a cancer diagnosis

Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Have High Prevalence of Chronic Pain

Spontaneous Remission in Childhood Cancer Rare but Fleeting

First successful treatment of pediatric high-risk refractory neuroblastoma with PARP inhibition

Researchers identify malignant cells responsible for relapse in high-risk neuroblastoma