Cranial Radiotherapy Predisposes Pediatric Cancer Survivors to Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism and hypogonadism are likely among cranial radiotherapy-treated survivors of childhood-onset acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
Oct 31, 2023
How do seizures affect childhood cancer survivors?
Scientists discovered suppressing seizures in adults who survived childhood cancer helps improve their brain function and quality of...
Oct 12, 2023
Most childhood cancer survivors face serious health problems as adults
In a sobering analysis, researchers warn that those who’ve had childhood cancer are highly likely to face physical and mental health...
Oct 11, 2023
It Takes a Lifetime to Survive Childhood Cancer
"Fending off early death is a victory. What the next four or five decades are like remains a challenge, for patients and families and...
Oct 6, 2023
Host genetics helps explain childhood cancer survivors’ mortality risk from second cancers
Using data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) and the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study (St. Jude Life), scientists at St....
Oct 5, 2023
Intensive Treatment May Pose Fertility Risks in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Intensive therapies such as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and high-dose testicular radiation doses during puberty may...
Oct 3, 2023
They survived childhood cancer. But the disease has taken a toll on their mental health.
A JAMA Pediatrics analysis of several studies found that children, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors have an increased risk...
Sep 27, 2023
Breakthrough as new drug promises to shield child cancer patients from hearing loss
A new study, which is to be presented to the RNID Hearing Therapeutics Summit, found that a drug called Pedmark, also known as ...
Sep 13, 2023
Study finds higher breast cancer risk after certain forms of childhood cancer treatment
In a new study, scientists from the Princess Máxima Center investigated the risk of breast cancer in women who were treated for childhood...
Sep 12, 2023
Cardiac RT May Amplify Late Disease Risk in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Receipt of radiotherapy to cardiac substructures appears to increase the risk of cardiac disease among adult survivors of childhood...
Sep 8, 2023

