Some childhood cancer survivors at higher risk for pain as adults
Certain long-term childhood cancer survivors appeared more likely than their siblings who never had cancer to experience pain as adults,...
May 29, 2020
Mind jumble: Understanding chemo brain
The majority of patients who overcome cancer experience the condition, which is marked by mental fogginess, slowed thinking, memory...
May 6, 2020
Study provides new details about therapy-associated polyposis in childhood cancer survivors
In a paper published online today, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers provide new details about a recently discovered condition in...
Feb 13, 2020
Cure for childhood cancer may come at the cost of premature aging
"Data show that more than 80% of children with cancer will survive beyond 10 years, joining the growing number of childhood cancer...
Feb 12, 2020
Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors may have an elevated risk of hospitalizations
"Adolescent and young adults who survived at least two years after a cancer diagnosis had nearly double the risk of being hospitalized...
Jan 20, 2020
Falling risk of heart disease among survivors of child cancer since the 1970s
"There has been a measurable decline in serious heart conditions among adult survivors of childhood cancer since the 1970s, finds a study...
Jan 16, 2020
Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia at higher risk for type 2 diabetes
Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, particularly those with obesity and/or who received treatment during adolescence,...
Jan 13, 2020
Addressing the Psychosocial Aspect of Hearing Loss in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
"Adult survivors of pediatric cancer must advocate for themselves as hearing loss is a prevalent effect that has delayed them to seek...
Jan 10, 2020
Scientists Map Structural Proteins Across an Ovary, Another Step Toward “Ink” Development for 3-D Pr
"We are one step closer to restoring fertility and hormone production in young women who survive childhood cancer but enter early...
Jan 6, 2020
Childhood Cancer Survivors Still Face Shorter Life Expectancy
"The survival rate of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer has risen significantly in recent decades, yet the disease still...
Jan 3, 2020