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
Social Connectedness May Improve Wellbeing in Young Cancer Survivors
Increased levels of social isolation are prominent among young adult cancer survivors and can be detrimental to overall wellbeing,...
Aug 18, 2023
As pediatric cancer rates rise and deaths fall, experts call attention to survivors
Although data shows mortality rates for childhood cancers continue to fall, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and...
Jul 28, 2023
Healthy diet shown to lower cardiovascular disease risk in adult childhood cancer survivors
In a recent study published in BMC Medicine, researchers analyze cardiovascular illness risk across adult childhood cancer survivors...
Jul 11, 2023
When young people survive cancer, their mental-health struggles are often just beginning
Thanks to advances in treatments, children’s chances of surviving cancer are higher than ever before. But the trauma that patients...
Jun 30, 2023