Latest News

Read current articles, abstracts, blogs and announcements that relate to childhood cancer treatment, cure, survivorship, disparities in care, environmental impact and improvements in quality of life for children impacted by cancer and their families.

After Childhood Cancer, Racial Minorities Face Worse Outcomes

MEDSCAPE - June 30, 2022 "...compared with non-Hispanic White childhood cancer survivors, hospitalization was 70% more common for...

Adult survivors of childhood cancer often undertreated for cardiovascular risk factors

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION - June 8, 2022 "...cancer survivors were 80% more likely to be undertreated for these conditions compared to...

The prevalence of dental developmental anomalies among childhood cancer survivors according to types

NATURE - March 16, 2022 "The growing population of child survivors of cancer, as well as young adult survivors, will require considerable...

Study Finds Healthier Hearts in Pediatric Cancer Survivors

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO - JACOBS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SERVICES - March 1, 2022 "Lipshultz says the research validates that...

Testicular Reimplantation For Childhood Cancer Survivors Gets First Approval

ZENGER - February 5, 2022 "Ellen Goossens of Vrije University in Brussels (VBU) and her Biology of the Testis group have dedicated...

Children with chronic health conditions, and those with special education needs, should receive more

KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE PRESS RELEASE - January 4, 2022 "Online learning poses additional challenges to children with chronic medical...

Financial Hardship in Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology: The Need for Multidimensional and Multile

Journal of Clinical Oncology - November 22, 2021 "AYAs with cancer may have not only inadequate insurance coverage, but also limited...

Utility of a Cancer Predisposition Screening Tool for Predicting Subsequent Malignant Neoplasms in C

MEDPAGE TODAY - November 8, 2021 "MIPOGG (McGill Interactive Pediatric OncoGenetic Guidelines) application helps prioritize patients for...

Survivors of pediatric cancer at increased risk for psychiatric disorders

Healio: Psychiatry/Pediatrics - December 3, 2021 "Compared with their siblings and matched cohorts, survivors had higher burden for...

Can testicular tissue restore childhood cancer survivors’ fertility?

Freethink - November 7, 2021 "In 1994, researchers showed that transplanting SSCs from a fertile mouse into an infertile one gave it the...

Pediatric Sarcoma Patients Face Late Amputation Risk Decades Later

MedPage Today - October 9, 2021 "Study finds about 18% required amputation long after initial limb salvage surgery" Read Article>>

Early intervention key to mitigate neurocognitive effects of pediatric cancer treatment

HemOnc Today - September 21, 2021 "Estimates have shown that approximately one-third of all cancer survivors and approximately 40% or...

Impact of Sleep Disorders and Fatigue in Children with Cancer

Cancer Nursing - August 27, 2021 "Interventions to increase QoL [Quality of Life] should target children who are younger, male, and have...

Cisplatin-induced hearing loss common among very young children early in treatment

HemOnc Today - September 7, 2021 "Young children with cancer who received cisplatin chemotherapy had a higher incidence of...

Neurocognitive impairment in childhood cancer survivors stems from both disease, treatment

HemOnc Today - September 14, 2021 "...adolescent and young adult survivors of pediatric brain tumors are at risk for having few friends...

Study finds cancer screening tool may help predict risk of developing new cancer among childhood can

McGill University - August 19, 2021 "Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the Montreal Children’s Hospital of...

Financial Burden of Pediatric Cancer Can Cause ‘Trauma’ and Other Long-Term Effects in Survivors

CURE - August 3, 2021 The financial burdens associated with childhood cancer can create anxiety and stress on parents. That stress and...

Study identifies risk for some childhood cancer patients developing secondary leukaemia

Journal Blood - May 30, 2021 " 'We have been able to unravel the root of secondary leukaemia in these children which seems to lie in the...

Yale Cancer Center Study Shows Neuromuscular Dysfunction in Long-Term Childhood Cancer Survivors

Yale School of Medicine - June 9, 2021 "Researchers estimated the frequency of conditions that affect strength, sensation, and balance in...

LESS Study Scan - Spring 2021 Issue

Published by the German childhood cancer late effects study group LESS – Late Effects Surveillance System - June 2021 Incredible amount...

We Need Your Support Today!