Suburban Chicago family goes to Capitol Hill to bring human face to pediatric cancer
All before he could even read yet, Alexander Brown had brain surgery, radiation, and two rounds of chemotherapy.
Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?
Today, 85% of children with cancer survive to adulthood and about 1 in 3 are left infertile from chemotherapy or radiation.
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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 ...
National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Launches "43 Challenge" to Fund Pediatric Cancer Research
The National Pediatric Cancer Foundation ( ) (NPCF) is proud to announce the launch of its latest campaign, the " 43 ...
Preventable pediatric cancer mortality surges in areas of armed conflict, exceeding rates in non-conflict regions
A collaborative research effort in global childhood cancer has revealed the significant negative impact of living in regions of armed conflict on pediatric cancer outcomes.
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Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who battled childhood cancer has received the first known transplant of sperm-producing stem cells, in a study aimed at restoring the fertility of cancer’s youngest ...