Risks for Development of Secondary Thyroid Cancer Identified
Thyroid carcinomas account for almost 10% of all second malignant neoplasms. This study assessed a variety of risk factors for the...
Jul 2, 2014
Pediatric cancer survivors face lifetime of health challenges
Thanks to better treatments, more people are surviving cancer. But those treatments come with a downside: Survivors, especially those who...
Jul 2, 2014
OPACC requests representation for childhood cancer survivors in Cancer Care Ontario's fourth Ont
OPACC has sent a letter to the President & CEO of Cancer Care Ontario requesting representation for childhood cancer survivors in Cancer...
Jun 30, 2014
New research study shows huge savings for health care
DETROIT, Mich., Monday, June 30, 2014 – Recently published findings in Annals of Internal Medicine by Steven Lipshultz, M.D., Wayne State...
Jun 30, 2014
Low risk of long-term health problems in adult survivors of childhood leukemia: SickKids-led study
New international research led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) provides evidence that in addition to an excellent chance of...
Jun 25, 2014
Childhood cancer survivors hospitalized frequently years after cancer treatment
Survivors of childhood cancers were hospitalized more often and for longer durations because of blood disorders and other problems, many...
Jun 13, 2014
MRI catches breast cancer early in at-risk survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma
The largest clinical study to evaluate breast cancer screening of female survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), who are at...
May 29, 2014
Childhood cancer survivors: Less frequent heart screening may be more cost effective
Less frequent cardiac screening may be just as effective for monitoring risk in survivors of childhood cancer, according to two analyses...
May 26, 2014
Social Competence in Childhood Cancer Patients
Social deficits have been observed as a consistent ‘late effect’ for childhood cancer patients. A late effect is a side effect that...
May 26, 2014
Exploring a mobile app to promote physical activity for childhood cancer survivors
W hile advances in cancer treatments have led to an increase in the number of childhood cancer survivors in the United States, this...
May 9, 2014