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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.

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

Article

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

FDA Approves Sprycel for Pediatric ALL

January 3rd 2019, 7:02pm

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sprycel (dasatinib) plus chemotherapy for the treatment of pediatric patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Repurposed Drug May Help Preserve Hearing of Children Taking Cisplatin

December 23rd 2018, 9:57pm

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AN ANTIOXIDANT APPROVED FOR use as an antidote to cyanide poisoning may also prevent hearing loss, a potential side effect of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, in children who take the anticancer drug.

Survivors of Central Nervous Tumors Face Difficulties With Adult Independence

September 27th 2018, 6:43pm

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A recent study from St. Jude Children’s Hospital found that more than half of adults who survived pediatric central nervous system tumors failed to achieve independence as adults.