CDC: Higher cancer risk for kids living near busy roads
CDC review of seven studies involving over 8,000 children suggests a link between childhood leukemia and exposure to high levels of auto...
Mar 21, 2014
Infection-fighting cellular process 'a cause of childhood leukemia'
The American Cancer Society states that leukemia is the most common cancer in children and teens in the US, accounting for 1 in 3...
Jan 14, 2014
Doctors report success with gene therapy, a big win against leukemia and other blood cancers
In one of the biggest advances against leukemia and other blood cancers in many years, doctors are reporting unprecedented success by...
Dec 17, 2013
Research Study of T Cell Immunotherapy Continues to Show Highly Promising Results in Children and Ad
Nearly 90 percent of children and adults with a highly aggressive form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) showed no evidence of cancer...
Dec 13, 2013
Inherited gene variation tied to high-risk pediatric leukemia and greater risk of relapse
Study led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital finds an inherited gene variation — more common among Hispanic Americans — is tied to...
Dec 13, 2013
Kids' Vessels Show Damage After Heavy Chemo
Childhood leukemia survivors sustained vascular damage measurable within a few years after treatment, a study showed. Read more here:...
Nov 20, 2013
New Thinking on Childhood Cancer Survivors
Thanks to treatment advances, the vast majority of children diagnosed with leukemia are living well into adulthood. But the powerful...
Nov 7, 2013
Inherited gene variation tied to high-risk pediatric leukemia and greater risk of relapse
Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has linked an inherited gene variation to a nearly four-fold increased...
Oct 28, 2013
Nuclear plants 'do not raise child cancer risk'
Children living near nuclear power plants do not have an increased risk of developing leukaemia, a study says. Read more here:...
Sep 17, 2013
Gene for most common childhood cancer identified
An aberrant gene has been found to cause the most common childhood cancer in the world, pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL....
Sep 13, 2013