Gene sequencing project identifies abnormal gene that launches rare childhood leukemia
Research led by the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified a fusion...
Nov 13, 2012
Childhood leukemia survival rate up sharply
A generation ago, childhood leukemia was a death sentence. Today, the majority of kids diagnosed will live and that's especially true in...
Nov 2, 2012
Prolonged formula feeding associated with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
According to an epidemiological study presented at the 11th Annual AACR International Conference Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research...
Oct 19, 2012
Existing drugs offer new treatment options for high-risk childhood leukemia subtype
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scientists have identified new genetic alterations underlying a high-risk subtype...
Aug 13, 2012
Existing drugs offer new treatment options for high-risk childhood leukemia subtype
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scientists have identified new genetic alterations underlying a high-risk subtype...
Aug 13, 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 30, 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...
Jul 23, 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 15, 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....
Jun 8, 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