Racial, Demographic Disparities Exist in Follow-Up Care for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Hispanic childhood cancer survivors are less likely to receive follow-up care later in life than white survivors, according to a new...
Nov 13, 2014
New study demonstrates advances in creating treatment for common childhood blood cancer
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center conclude new drug in development may offer first alternative to standard chemotherapy for...
Oct 20, 2014
Drinking Coffee During Pregnancy Raises Childhood Leukemia Risk Up To 70 Percent: Caffeine May Alter
According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, drinking more than two cups of coffee a day...
Aug 20, 2014
Pediatric ALL Protocols Have Low Risk of Late Effects
Long-term outcomes of patients treated for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with modern treatment protocols are good, with an...
Jul 8, 2014
Low risk of long-term health problems in adult survivors of childhood leukemia: SickKids-led study
New international research led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) provides evidence that in addition to an excellent chance of...
Jun 25, 2014
Gene 'switch' reverses cancer in common childhood leukaemia model
Melbourne researchers have shown a type of leukaemia can be successfully 'reversed' by coaxing the cancer cells back into normal...
Jun 19, 2014
Many Minority Kids With Cancer Missed Needed Medication
Children with leukemia from certain minorities were less likely to get medications to prevent relapse. Read more here:...
Jun 5, 2014
Novel Target Found for Chemotherapy-Resistant Leukemia Cells
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have discovered that by targeting a particular receptor, chemotherapy-resistant cancer...
May 26, 2014
Down Syndrome's Link To Leukemia Risk Lies In The Genes, Study Finds
For nearly a century, doctors have known that children with Down syndrome face a heightened risk of developing acute lymphoblastic...
Apr 22, 2014
Cancer breakthrough for North East scientists at Newcastle University
Researchers at Newcastle University have found that people born with a rare abnormality of their chromosomes have a 2,700-fold increased...
Mar 25, 2014