While kidney cancer is rare in children, Wilms tumor is the most common type found in kids, with between 500 and 600 children diagnosed annually in the U.S. The disease most often affects kids ages 3 to 4.
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Pediatric cancer, also known as developmental cancer, is rare. Around 400,000 new cases are diagnosed worldwide each year. The likelihood of a child developing two independent cancers during childhood is extremely low. However, ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Researchers have newly identified a universal, essential biomarker for the childhood cancer neuroblastoma—and a potential new target for treatment.
Feb 28, 2024
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Compared to adult cancers, pediatric cancers often have distinctive genetic causes. This means there is an opportunity to develop pediatric-focused diagnostic strategies and treatments. Research by St. Jude Children's Research ...
Jan 11, 2024
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New research is shedding light and potentially expanding options for patients living with medulloblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer. The work is published in Molecular Cell.
Jan 8, 2024
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Nearly half of all cancer patients undergo radiation therapy as part of their care. Ionizing radiation, or the emission of high-energy waves or particles, works as a therapy by damaging a cancer cell's DNA. It's an effective ...
Jan 4, 2024
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Brain and other central nervous system (CNS) cancers are the leading cause of childhood cancer deaths in the United States. This type of cancer is the second most common type of childhood cancer after leukemia.
Dec 29, 2023
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In 2003, the first year of her fellowship in pediatric oncology, two of Giselle Saulnier Sholler's first three patients had died from neuroblastoma, closely matching the 30% survival rate expected at the time for high-risk ...
Dec 15, 2023
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University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed a potential gene therapy to "pre-treat" neuroblastoma tumors in order to make chemotherapy more effective.
Nov 30, 2023
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Immunotherapy using modified chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells has greatly improved survival rates for pediatric patients with relapsed and recurrent leukemia. However, these therapies are not as effective in treating ...
Nov 30, 2023
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