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Combining two existing cancer drugs could offer promise for some children with an incurable childhood brain cancer, a new study suggests.
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Mashup Score: 6Addressing Treatment-Related Complications in Childhood Cancer - 1 month(s) ago
A system for catching treatment-related issues in children with cancer is saving lives in Latin America. An NCI-funded study aims to maintain that progress.
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Mashup Score: 8
A global, interdisciplinary team of researchers has been selected to receive a Cancer Grand Challenges award of up to $25m over five years to tackle the challenge of solid tumours in children.
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Mashup Score: 3FY2025 Childhood Cancer Funding Priorities - 2 month(s) ago
Join us in asking Congress to fund the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at $51.303 billion in fiscal year 2025, including $7.934 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). These funding levels are supported by consensus of the broader…
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Mashup Score: 163 facts about acute lymphocytic leukemia in children - Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center Blog - 3 month(s) ago
Pediatric hematologist and oncologist Dr. Asmaa Ferdjallah shares what families need to know about the most common form of childhood […]
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Mashup Score: 8Pediatric Cancer Care - 3 month(s) ago
U of U Health specialists at Primary Childrenâs Hospital and Huntsman Cancer Institute treat pediatric cancer. Cancer types we treat include leukemia, bleeding disorders, brain tumors, sarcomas, and others. Schedule an appointment to learn more about cancer treatment for your child.
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Mashup Score: 11Childhood cancer caregiver is passionate about serving our children - 3 month(s) ago
After watching her son go through cancer treatment at a young age, Tomika Gamble works to ease the burden for other children facing severe medical conditions. At MD Anderson, sheâs able to combine her experience and passion for serving to positively impact the lives of childhood cancer patients.
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As program director for MD Andersonâs pediatric support programs, Tomika Gamble plans special events for our young patients and their families. âMy goal is to give our pediatric patients a sense of normalcy,â she says. https://t.co/qiRcvGPIGI @mikagamble23 #ChildhoodCancer⌠https://t.co/f9VZLZz4h1
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Mashup Score: 4Late mortality among 5âyear survivors of childhood cancer: A systematic review and metaâanalysis - 3 month(s) ago
This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrated that, across international settings, childhood cancer survivors remain at an increased risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality for decades…
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Mashup Score: 11Childhood cancer caregiver is passionate about serving our children - 4 month(s) ago
After watching her son go through cancer treatment at a young age, Tomika Gamble works to ease the burden for other children facing severe medical conditions. At MD Anderson, sheâs able to combine her experience and passion for serving to positively impact the lives of childhood cancer patients.
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As program director for MD Andersonâs pediatric support programs, Tomika Gamble plans special events for our young patients and their families. âMy goal is to give our pediatric patients a sense of normalcy,â she says. https://t.co/qiRcvGPIGI @mikagamble23 #ChildhoodCancer⌠https://t.co/f9VZLZz4h1
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Mashup Score: 1Cohort profile: the United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study (UKCCS) â a UK-wide population-based study examining the health of cancer survivors - 6 month(s) ago
Purpose The United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Studyâs (UKCCSâs) matched cohort was established to examine the longer term morbidity and mortality of individuals previously diagnosed with cancer before 15 years of age, comparing future healthcare patterns in 5-year cancer survivors to baseline activity seen in age- and sex-matched individuals from the general population. Participants Predicated on a national childhood cancer case-control study conducted in the early 1990s (4430 cases, 9753 controls) in England, Scotland and Wales, the case population comprises 3125 cancer survivors (>5 years), and the control population 7156 age- and sex-matched individuals from the general population who did not have cancer as a child. Participants are now being followed up via linkage to national administrative healthcare databases (deaths, cancers and secondary care hospital activity). Findings to date Enabling the creation of cohorts with minimal selection bias and loss to follow-up, the original case
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More recently, our #ChildhoodCancer researchers have been studying the potential of different drug combinations involving trametinib that might work more effectively than trametinib on its own - increasing how long a treatment can work. https://t.co/MqNlsf08c9