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New research identifies a potential treatment target for hepatoblastoma in children

In a novel study appearing in The American Journal of Pathology, investigators studying a mouse model of hepatoblastoma report that the ...

Childhood Liver Cancer "Signatures" May Help Predict Response to Chemo

A new UC San Francisco study sheds light on the diversity within the most common type of pediatric liver tumor and suggests a way forward...

New molecular subset of pediatric liver cancer identified

New research from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Cancer Center characterizes a new molecular type of high-risk...

Immunotherapy for kids: An option for childhood liver cancer?

This rare and aggressive form of childhood liver cancer shares enough similarities with its adult counterpart to make it a good disease...

New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment

Giving the drug sodium thiosulphate after chemotherapy reduces hearing loss in children treated for liver cancer, according to findings...

Scientists caution that a rare childhood liver cancer can spread to the brain

The scientists recommend that people with advanced-stage fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, which mostly affects teenagers and young...

World-first guidelines created to prevent heart complications in children during cancer treatment

Patient Activated Education Effective as Surveillance for Skin Cancer in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Childhood, Adolescent Cancers Linked to Higher Risk of Major Psychiatric Disorders

Low BMD, fracture risk upped in childhood cancer survivors

Understanding How Childhood Brain Tumors Develop

American Academy of Pediatrics Issues New Recommendations on Hospitalized Adolescents

Genes that cause rare hidden cancer revealed

Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

Pediatric Cancer Vaccine May Be ‘Too Good to Be True,’ But More Work Is Needed

New research identifies a potential treatment target for hepatoblastoma in children