- May 2, 2012
Genetic Mutations Linked To Childhood Kidney Cancer
According to a study published in Nature Genetics, an international team of researchers have identified mutations in two regions of the...
- May 2, 2012
Study presents potential new treatment options for pediatric neuroblastoma patients
A nationwide study led by Dr. Jed Nuchtern, chief of the division of pediatric surgery at Texas Children's Hospital, a pediatric surgeon...
- May 2, 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
Protein 'block' kills childhood cancer cells
An experimental drug that blocks an essential cell protein could be used to treat Wilms' tumour, a childhood cancer that affects the...
- May 2, 2012
Fertility drugs more than double childhood cancer risk, scientists say
Children born to women who took fertility drugs are more than twice as likely to develop leukemia, French scientists announced Tuesday....
- May 2, 2012
Strides are being made in the treatment of neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a quickly progressing cancer, Dr. Modak said, one reason it’s often found at later stages. Over the last two decades,...
- Apr 12, 2012
Parents of Kids With Cancer No More Likely to Break Up
Even though a child's illness can cause severe stress, a new study from Denmark finds that the marriages and partnerships of parents of...
- Apr 12, 2012
New Research to Evaluate Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy for Kids with Cancer
Pfizer Animal Health, an international leader in the advancement of animal health, and the American Humane Association, the nation’s...