- Jan 20
Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium launches to advance research in paediatric cancer care
Cancer is the leading cause of death from disease in children and adolescents in Canada, with 1,500 children newly diagnosed each year....
- Aug 8, 2022
To save children with cancer, doctors turn to new weapons
Pushed by parent activists and buoyed by new funding, scientists explore novel strategies to treat deadly pediatric cancers. Read more:...
- May 31, 2022
How engineers and drug developers are working to change childhood cancer’s deadly calculus
A non-profit organization merges engineering and biology to accelerate drug development for childhood cancers. Read more:...
- Mar 25, 2022
Zebrafish could help researchers develop treatments for childhood cancers
Amatruda spoke with Healio about the value of zebrafish models in understanding pediatric cancers, the major progress that has been ...
- Feb 9, 2021
'Miracle stories of modern medicine': Despite limited funds, pediatric cancer research succeeds
While pediatric cancer remains rare, its impact on families still is significant. Read more: https://www.today.com/health/world-cancer-da...
- Nov 8, 2019
New molecule reduces the aggressiveness of pediatric cancer
A microRNA inhibitor identified by researchers at the FAPESP-supported Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center reduced the sizes of...
- Apr 17, 2019
Are you a researcher interested in childhood cancer?
The Cancer in Young People in Canada (CYP-C) Program maintains a national childhood cancer surveillance and research database that is...
- Mar 19, 2019
London mom files landmark complaint in child cancer research battle
In what appears to be a first in Canada, a London mom is taking on the federal health agency that funds cancer research, claiming age...
- Mar 1, 2018
Pediatric Pan-Cancer Studies Uncover Distinct Childhood Tumor Features
A pair of new studies by independent research teams is offering a look at the molecular alterations found in thousands of childhood...
- Feb 20, 2018
Scientists tackle the aberrant epigenetic programming underlying childhood cancers
Treatment of cells from pediatric cancer tumors with compounds that modify DNA packing can induce the cells to acquire normal neuronal...