Preventable pediatric cancer mortality surges in areas of armed conflict, exceeding rates in non-conflict regions
More than half of all pediatric cancer deaths worldwide occur in regions of armed conflict, according to a new study led by ...
Childhood cancer survivors are more likely to have heart attacks, strokes and more cancer by 65 — regardless of radiation
A new study found that childhood cancer survivors are nearly 3 times more likely to develop aging-related diseases compared to the general population.
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How federally funded research saved my son’s sight — and his life — from a rare cancer
Dec. 18, 2024 My son Jack was diagnosed in 2022 with retinoblastoma, a malignant childhood cancer of the central nervous system that originates and grows in the eye. If left untreated, it ...
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Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Chronic Conditions, Early Death
Childhood cancer survivors “may experience considerable accelerated aging throughout their lifespan,” the researchers wrote.
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Childhood cancer in Uganda: A growing concern
Studies suggest that approximately 1,500 to 2,000 new cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed annually in Uganda ...
Al Shifa registers 7,500 eye cancer cases
Serving the nation since 1947 by providing an accurate, objective, uninterrupted flow of news to the people, the national ...
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Trump said childhood cancer rates have increased 40% since 1975. Here's what the data shows
During his joint address to Congress on Tuesday, President Donald Trump spoke about childhood cancer rates, saying it was a priority of his administration to tackle this issue. "Since 1975 ...
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Classifying childhood brain cancers by immune response may improve diagnostics and treatments
The new approach establishes an opportunity to harness the success of immunotherapies that revolutionized the treatment of childhood leukemias for childhood brain cancers.
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Childhood Cancer Survivors More Likely to Develop Aging-Related Health Conditions
Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Childhood cancer survivors are 2.7 times more likely to develop an aging-related health condition before age 65 versus ...
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Contributor: How federally funded research saved my son's sight — and his life — from a rare cancer
Jack Schaef, who survived a rare childhood eye cancer, participating in the U.S. Air Force Academy's Cadet for a Day program in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Colorado Foundation in 2023.