- Jun 15, 2012
Multi-Center Clinical Study Intensifies First Strike at High-Risk Cancer in Kids
An experimental treatment that combines intense chemotherapy with a radioactive isotope linked to synthesized neurotransmitter is being...
- 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....
- Jun 6, 2012
Child Cancer Survivors Face Higher Colon Cancer Risk
People who had cancer as children are at increased risk for developing colon cancer and other types of gastrointestinal cancers later in...
- Jun 5, 2012
Childhood cancer survivors face high breast cancer risk
Children diagnosed with cancer remain at risk from a variety of serious, long-term complications even years after doctors pronounce them...
- May 30, 2012
Scientists hail largest-ever release of childhood cancer genome data
The largest-ever release of childhood cancer genome data has been announced by US researchers. Read more: http://info.cancerresearchuk.or...
- May 28, 2012
Childhood cancer effects may linger in adults
Survivors of childhood cancers have an increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss later in life, and for some that may lead...
- May 22, 2012
Folic acid may reduce some childhood cancers
Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and a type of brain tumors in...
- May 22, 2012
Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds
A new targeted drug therapy may help treat certain advanced cancers in children, a new preliminary study indicates. Read more:...