More than half of all pediatric cancer deaths worldwide occur in regions of armed conflict, according to a new study led by investigators from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Duke University and other collaborators. ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Fourteen minutes ago, the nonprofit advocacy group Children's Cancer Cause posted on the social media app Twitter, now called X, that members were on Capitol Hill asking Congress for funding to fight #childhoodcancer.
Mar 18, 2025
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital in Sweden have determined how children's immune systems react to different kinds of cancer depending on their age. The study, which is published ...
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"I just wish someone had told me this was a possibility." Kara Maxwell distinctly remembers the moment she heard those words eight years ago from the mother of a child with Fanconi anemia (FA). Maxwell met her at a conference ...
Jan 9, 2025
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Cancer in children and adolescents is rare. Nevertheless, malignant diseases are still one of the most common causes of death in this age group. Survivors of childhood or adolescent cancer often suffer chronic health problems ...
Dec 30, 2024
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A new study has uncovered molecular markers in blood at birth that are linked to later development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common cancer type that affects children.
Oct 25, 2024
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have created a panel that is able to provide a diagnosis for more than 90% of pediatric cancer patients by sequencing 0.15% of the human genome. The panel is a cost-effective ...
Aug 2, 2024
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Scientists have discovered a new insight into the genetic pathway of childhood cancer, offering new hope for tailored treatments.
May 14, 2024
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"Childhood" and "dementia" are two words we wish we didn't have to use together. But sadly, around 1,400 Australian children and young people live with currently untreatable childhood dementia.
Apr 26, 2024
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Childhood cancer survivors face socioeconomic difficulties, according to a review published online April 15 in JAMA Pediatrics.
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The Childhood Cancer Research Group' (CCRG) is part of the University Department of Paediatrics at the University of Oxford, England. The CCRG maintains the National Registry of Childhood Tumours (NRCT), which is said to be the largest childhood cancer registry in the world.
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