- Mar 9, 2012
Study links childhood cancer to developmental delays in milestones
Infants and toddlers who have been treated for cancer tend to reach certain developmental milestones later than do their healthy peers,...
- Mar 6, 2012
World’s first Australian clinical trial may provide a glimmer of hope for children with brain tumour
Australia: Last resort and a ray of hope for children with brain tumours is expected to be provided by clinical trials being carried out...
- Mar 6, 2012
Government Provides New Tax Relief to Caregivers
- The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, reminded Canadian families of a new federal tax credit that came into effect on...
- Mar 5, 2012
Cardiac Biomarkers May Indicate Heart Risks in Child Cancer Survivors
A new Miller School study has identified two cardiac biomarkers that could be early indicators of heart damage in childhood cancer...
- Mar 5, 2012
Childhood cancer patients: Increased risk of infertility
Survivors of cancer in childhood have a higher risk of infertility in later life. This is the conclusion reached by Magdalena Balcerek...
- Mar 5, 2012
Children's cancer is double stress for grandparents, says study
A University of Calgary researcher has completed the largest study to date on the experiences of grandparents who have had a grandchild...
- Feb 16, 2012
Children’s cancer drug shortage should ease, FDA says, but doctors, parents worry it’ll recur
TRENTON, N.J. — A severe shortage of a childhood cancer drug should ease before hospitals run out of it in a couple weeks, a top federal...
- Feb 13, 2012
Supply of a Cancer Drug May Run Out Within Weeks
A crucial medicine to treat childhood leukemia is in such short supply that hospitals across the country may exhaust their stores within...