Invasive breast cancer risk down for female child cancer survivors
For childhood cancer survivors, the rates of invasive breast cancer have decreased over time, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in JAMA Oncology.
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For childhood cancer survivors, the rates of invasive breast cancer have decreased over time, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in JAMA Oncology.
Oct 16, 2022
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown how a protein responsible for adapting to low oxygen conditions (hypoxia), causes increased expression of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in adults. The finding has implications ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Childhood cancer survivors who experience health equity issues, such as a lack of health insurance or education, are also more likely to have a higher burden of severe symptoms as adults. The study from scientists at St. ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) is a rare disorder that causes neurocognitive and developmental deficits. However, musical and auditory abilities are preserved or even enhanced in WBS patients. Scientists at St. Jude Children's ...
Sep 23, 2022
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In Sweden, the key to the successful implementation of precision medicine in health care has been the bottom-up approach where academia and health care have joined forces to build a national infrastructure. Forty-two authors ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Infectious complications continue to affect survivors of childhood cancer many years after initial diagnosis, according to findings from a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Sep 1, 2022
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Pathogenic variants in BRCA1/2 genes are associated with an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer in adults, and variants in mismatch repair (MMR) genes increase the risk of gastrointestinal and other cancers. Until ...
Aug 24, 2022
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About 750 children are diagnosed with cancer in Australia each year. Thankfully, advancements in treatments have led to rising survival rates. But for survivors of childhood cancer, recovery can continue long after treatment ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer that develops from neural cells on the adrenal glands, accounts for 15% of childhood cancer deaths. Almost half of children with high-risk neuroblastoma harbor extra copies of the gene MYCN ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Maternal or paternal exposure to pesticides does not appear to be associated with increased risks for childhood cancer, according to a study published online July 6 in Environmental Research.
Aug 9, 2022
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