Drug Offers Long-Term Heart Protection for Childhood Cancer Survivors
When children with cancer received dexrazoxane alongside their chemotherapy, they tended to have fewer heart complications in the short ...
Feb 8, 2023
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...
Feb 6, 2023
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...
Jan 11, 2023
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...
Jun 14, 2022
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...
Jun 10, 2022
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...
Apr 25, 2022
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...
Mar 3, 2022
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...
Dec 9, 2020
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...
Oct 5, 2020
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...
Aug 24, 2020