Childhood cancers are relatively rare compared to adult cancers, but they remain a significant health concern because they often develop suddenly and progress quickly. Mostly, childhood cancers – ...

Gathering first-degree family histories for patients with childhood cancers through currently available questions and a personal history is sufficient to ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration has requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conduct a study to provide an overview of the current status of the diagnosis, ...

(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – May 28, 2025) Physicians caring for survivors of childhood cancer later in life should be aware that survivors’ genetics, in addition to their lifesaving cancer treatment, contribute ...

Children with Down syndrome have a significantly increased risk of leukemia, while adults have a lower risk of several common ...

Key Takeaways Significant advances have been made against childhood cancer Survival rates have climbed and death rates have fallen However, some cancers remain extremely deadly and disparities still ...

Researchers at the Children's Cancer Institute and UNSW Sydney have tested a new way of treating childhood brain cancer by ...

Childhood cancer survivors exhibit higher prevalence and earlier onset of CVD risk factors compared to non-cancer peers. Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black survivors face higher rates of diabetes and ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and according to the Centers for Diseases and Control Prevention (CDC), the survival rates for children diagnosed with cancer ...

A team of Australian researchers has tested a new way of treating childhood brain cancer by combining two medicines in lab ...