- Jul 30, 2012
Study is recruiting families with a history of familial pediatric leukemia or lymphoma
We are conducting a study at Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center...
- Jul 23, 2012
Unwinding the helix: using genetics to treat childhood cancer
Pediatric leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. There are about 3,000 new cases in the United States every year, typically...
- Jun 15, 2012
Largest childhood leukaemia study ever conducted finds 15% of cases due to gamma radiation
The largest study ever conducted on links between childhood cancer and background radiation show that natural gamma rays may be...
- Jun 8, 2012
CT scans could triple risk of a brain tumour in children
Thousands of children every year who undergo head scans triple their risk of developing leukaemia or a brain tumour, scientists warn....
- May 2, 2012
Big babies at higher risk of childhood cancer
Big babies are more likely to develop certain types of leukaemia and other childhood cancers, British researchers have discovered. Those...
- May 2, 2012
Fertility drugs more than double childhood cancer risk, scientists say
Children born to women who took fertility drugs are more than twice as likely to develop leukemia, French scientists announced Tuesday....
- Apr 12, 2012
Chemotherapy Proves Life-Saving for Some Leukemia Patients Who Fail Induction Therapy
An international study found that bone marrow transplants are not the best option for some young patients with acute lymphoblastic...
- Apr 3, 2012
Childhood leukemia gets "theranostic" treatment
Researchers have developed a treatment platform that combines a selective diagnostic test with targeted therapy, based on the results of...