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World-first guidelines created to prevent heart complications in children during cancer treatment

The world’s first international clinical guidelines to help prevent and treat heart complications in children undergoing cancer...

Genetic variant linked with increased risk of anthracycline-related cardiomyopathy

In results published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham discovered an...

A drug and a DNA variant increase heart disease risk in cancer survivors

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified a genetic variant associated with substantially increased risk of...

Adult survivors of childhood cancer often undertreated for cardiovascular risk factors

Adults who survive childhood cancer have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease than the general population, yet they are 80% more...

Cardiovascular care of pediatric cancer survivors: Mitigating a lifelong risk

"Our survivors have a 15-fold greater risk for dying of cancer than the general population has of dying from cancer, but they have a...

Study Finds Healthier Hearts in Pediatric Cancer Survivors

A new study shows healthier hearts in long-term childhood cancer survivors treated with a new drug, dexrazoxane, to protect their hearts...

Genetic variants linked to heart health in African American childhood cancer survivors

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified genetic variants in African American childhood cancer survivors...

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...

Screenings for cardiac dysfunction among childhood cancer survivors can be more precisely tailored

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have created a simulation model to demonstrate how to best provide cardiac health...

Survivors of Pediatric Cancers May Experience Lasting Impact on Heart, Metabolic Health Following Ra

Adult survivors of childhood abdominal and pelvic cancers who were treated with radiation therapy experience body composition...

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World-first guidelines created to prevent heart complications in children during cancer treatment

Patient Activated Education Effective as Surveillance for Skin Cancer in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Childhood, Adolescent Cancers Linked to Higher Risk of Major Psychiatric Disorders

Low BMD, fracture risk upped in childhood cancer survivors

Understanding How Childhood Brain Tumors Develop

American Academy of Pediatrics Issues New Recommendations on Hospitalized Adolescents

Genes that cause rare hidden cancer revealed

Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

Pediatric Cancer Vaccine May Be ‘Too Good to Be True,’ But More Work Is Needed

New research identifies a potential treatment target for hepatoblastoma in children