Survivors of childhood cancer are already known to have an above-average number of problems as adults, ranging from second cancers, heart problems and neurodevelopmental disorders to post-traumatic stress disorder. Most findings about the effects of survival have been based on the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, which examined more than 10,000 survivors at 26 clinical centers. But treatment at the academic centers in that study may have been better than — or...
Study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators underscores the need to better understand the genetic missteps that give rise to about 20 percent of childhood brain tumors
MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The most comprehensive analysis yet of the genetic imbalances at the heart of childhood brain tumors known as high-grade gliomas (HGGs) identified a cancer gene that is unusually active in some tumors and is now the focus of a St. Jude Children's...
Æterna Zentaris: Publication in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Demonstrates Perifosine Single Agent Potential in Neuroblastoma Tumors
Perifosine observed to be an effective novel agent in neuroblastoma cells in vitro and in vivo
Phase 1 data of single agent perifosine as a treatment for recurrent solid tumors in pediatric patients, including neuroblastoma patients, to be presented at ASCO
QUEBEC CITY, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Aeterna...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who drink alcohol while pregnant raise the risk that their child will develop a rare type of blood cancer called acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, a new study suggests.
In a pooled analysis of data from published studies, researchers found that drinking alcohol during pregnancy was associated with a 56 percent increased risk of AML in children.
Survivors Of Childhood Cancers 4 Times More Likely To Develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Article Date: 05 May 2010 - 0:00 PDT
Young adult survivors of childhood cancers are four times more likely to develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than their control group siblings, a Childhood Cancer Survivors Study has found.
The study focused on 6,542 childhood cancer survivors over 18 who were diagnosed with cancer between 1970...
