Childhood Cancers | Tumor

CURE’s childhood cancers page is a go-to resource for oncology news and updates in the world of childhood cancers Here, readers will find cancer articles, videos, podcasts, and more with expert insight into the latest treatments and research in childhood cancers.

Part of the Family

April 17th 2019, 4:00pm

Article

An interview with Caitlin Cohen, M.S.N., RN, CPNP-AC, CPHON, winner of the CURE® Extraordinary Healer® Award.

Expansion Plans at St. Jude Aim to Help Cure Children in the U.S. and Around the World

March 20th 2019, 7:00pm

Article

A hospital whose mission is to cure children’s catastrophic diseases is not only providing treatment, but also conducting research and making new medicines. Now, in addition to improving its patient-care and research capabilities, it plans to reach into low-income countries to help cure more children with cancer.

Findings About Children's Solid Tumors Are Sparking New Therapies

March 16th 2019, 12:19am

Article

The Childhood Solid Tumor Network at St. Jude is helping scientists inside and outside the hospital’s walls to expand treatment options for youngsters with these cancers.

Friday Frontline: March 15, 2019

March 15th 2019, 7:52pm

Article

From FDA news to today’s top performers and entertainers, here’s what’s making headlines in the cancer space this week.

Genomics Data Could Lead to New Treatments for Children

March 12th 2019, 10:45pm

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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is offering cloud-based access to the fully sequenced genomes of 10,000 pediatric patients with cancer, in the hopes that sharing the information will lead to the highest possible number of treatment breakthroughs.

Parent Caregivers Face Decreased Job Productivity

March 5th 2019, 7:52pm

Article

Productivity loss among parent caregivers associated with poor health-related quality of life in pediatric advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma.

Chris Fowler, Avery Johnson and Dabo Swinney to be Honored at 14th Annual Dick Vitale Gala

February 18th 2019, 9:52pm

Article

Event to Fund Cutting-Edge Pediatric Cancer Research

Trump Vows More for Cancer Research, Lower Drug Prices in State of the Union

February 6th 2019, 10:28pm

Article

President Donald J. Trump announced his plan to amp up the fight against childhood cancer, and to lower prescription drug costs.

Fertility Preservation Underutilized in Some Young Cancer Groups

January 14th 2019, 10:21pm

Article

Certain groups of pediatric and adolescent patients are less likely to receive fertility preservation consultation, recent research says.

Funding Research to Eliminate Childhood Cancer

January 10th 2019, 7:00pm

Podcast

This week, we spoke with the co-founder of a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding research to eliminate childhood cancer, as well as two families who have benefitted from the research being done in this area.