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‘Welcome to our world’: families of children with cancer say the pandemic has helped them feel seen

As both the mother of a childhood cancer survivor and a Curtin University PhD student exploring families’ experiences of childhood ...

Why are young cancer survivors concerned about COVID-19 vaccination?

Some adolescent and young adult cancer survivors are hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new study published in...

Sick children deserve priority vaccine access

Children over the age of 12 who suffer from medical conditions that put them at high risk of developing serious complications from...

COVID-19 Impacting Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Caregivers of childhood cancer survivors are experiencing changes to medical care, financial disruptions, and emotional distress due to...

The children the pandemic is threatening

Pediatric cancer is a white-knuckle journey. The mountains we climb and the valleys we visit as parents of these little warriors...

Study finds paediatric cancer patients at no greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection

Results from the first national study of children with cancer who test positive from COVID-19 has found that these patients do not...

Children with cancer are not at a higher risk for COVID-19 infection or morbidity, study finds

Researchers from MSK Kids at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) found that children with cancer are not at a higher risk of...

New database of pediatric COVID-19 patients hopes to protect vulnerable children with cancer

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has partnered with the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) to open a new...

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