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Published on Saturday, October 20, 2012 by mcypen
Exposure to pesticides is one key reason why children today are more likely to have a wide range of such diseases and disorders as cancer, autism, birth defects and asthma than children of a generation ago, according to a new study.
‘We have waited much, much too long to make the health of our children our national priority,” lamented Kristin Schafer, a mother of...
Published on Friday, October 19, 2012 by mcypen
Nearly one in five young children with cancer suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a small new study.
Swiss researchers interviewed 48 mothers whose babies and young children had been diagnosed with cancer and underwent treatment. Nine of the children had all of the symptoms of PTSD and 20 others had at least some symptoms, the most common...
Published on Friday, October 19, 2012 by mcypen
Researchers discovered key mutations that may be responsible for medulloblastoma, the most common form of cancerous brain tumor in children, according to a new study, published in the journal Nature. The findings provide doctors and researchers with biomarkers that could be used to detect and treat the disease earlier, researchers said.
Medulloblastomas occur in th...
Published on Friday, October 19, 2012 by mcypen
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with incurable cancer can take part in early trials of a new drug's safety, but many parents may misunderstand the goals of those studies, new research finds.
When researchers test new drugs on humans, they start with phase 1 clinical trials. Those studies aren't aimed at seeing whether a drug works; instead, researchers are l...
Published on Saturday, October 6, 2012 by mcypen
Adult long-term survivors of childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma are at risk for neurocognitive impairment, according to research published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The researchers found that Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors had significantly lower performance on tests of sustained attention, short- and long-term memory, working memory, naming speed, and co...
Published on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 by mcypen
Identifying large-scale chromosomal damage through a whole-genome scan can help doctors choose the best option for treatment of neuroblastoma in children. An international collaboration led by The Institute of Cancer Research, London, England, called for all children with neuroblastoma to undergo a whole-genome scan as a standard part of their treatment. The study was...
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