New research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and the...

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists showed that beginning surveillance soon after recognizing a patient’s predisposition...

Follow-up and treatment of children with cancer is significantly improved when inherited genetic causes are also investigated, according...

In a groundbreaking study that marries the fields of oncology and evolutionary biology, researchers have shed new light on how childhood...

Results of a study of molecular tumor profiling in young patients revealed a high rate of genetic alterations with potential for...

Most cancer drugs that target specific genetic mutations are designed for adult cancers rather than those in children, partly because ...

Twelve percent of childhood cancer survivors carry germline mutations that put them or their children at increased risk of developing...

Pediatric oncologists increasingly ask whether a child’s cancer is hereditary to determine current treatment and evaluate future risk...

Combined whole exome tumor and blood sequencing in pediatric cancer patients revealed mutations that could help explain the cause of...

A recent study highlights the importance of looking for inherited cancer genes in children with pediatric cancers. Read more here:...