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Study identifies risk for some childhood cancer patients developing second
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 30 (ANI): Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge found that in children with neuroblastoma - a cancer of immature nerve cells - treatment with platinum chemotherapy caused changes to the genome that could then cause leukaemia in some ch
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Study finds multimodal therapy may hold key to treating aggressive childho
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 16 (ANI): Through the study published in the international journal, Clinical Cancer Research, scientists at Children's Cancer Institute have detailed a new combination of therapies that appears to be highly effective against high-risk neuroblastoma and other forms o
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Childhood cancer survivors not more likely to undergo abortion: Study
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): According to a new study, female childhood cancer survivors face a lower likelihood of becoming pregnant than women in the general population, but once pregnant, they are not more likely to undergo an abortion.
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Anti-depressant repurposed may treat childhood cancer: Study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): A new study has found that a commonly prescribed anti-depressant may halt the growth of a type of cancer known as childhood sarcoma, at least in mice and laboratory cell experiments.
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MRI scan used for heart disease can detect aggressive cancers: Study
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 5 (ANI): According to recent research, the MRI imaging technique, known as T1-mapping, could offer crucial insights into the biology of childhood cancers and give an early warning of how effective targeted treatments were likely to be.
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Having a child with cancer doesn't trigger parents' risk of separation
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 31 (ANI): While having a child with cancer can cause feelings of fear and uncertainty among parents and burden them with many practical challenges related to caregiving and work-related obligations, a recent Denmark study has discovered that having a child with canc
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Denmark study reveals child with cancer does not affect parents' risk of s
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 25 (ANI): A recent study conducted in Denmark has found that having a child with cancer did not appear to impact parents' risk of separation or divorce or affect future family planning.
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Council for Healthcare and Pharma Emphasizes Urgent Need to Strengthen Sys
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 15 (ANI/PRNewswire): The Council for Healthcare and Pharma today cited the urgent need to strengthen the system for the treatment of cancers in children, in India.
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Childhood leukemia survivors at increased risk of experiencing neurocognit
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 21 (ANI): People who have survived the most commonly occurring childhood cancer - acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) - are at an increased risk of experiencing neurocognitive deficits and reduced exercise capacity, a new study has found.
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Childhood cancer survivors at increased risk of heart ailments: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 26 (ANI): Those who survived childhood cancer have a higher risk of developing a range of heart disease due to cancer therapy, suggests a study.
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Inflammatory bowel disease during childhood linked to higher cancer rates:
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that individuals who suffered from inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease during childhood are at an increased risk of cancer and early death.
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Jimmy Kimmel helps raise $1.5 mn for cancer research
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Sep 11 (ANI): American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel helped raise USD 1.5 million to support childhood cancer research.
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