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Published on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 by mcypen
How are you sleeping? Any nausea? How about pain? Monitoring symptoms is an important part of cancer care, as it guides treatment decisions.
But tracking the symptoms of children with cancer, especially young kids, is particularly challenging because they may not understand the questions, or their importance, says Christina Baggott, PhD, RN, assistant professor at th...
Published on Friday, July 6, 2012 by mcypen
Some children with early-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma who respond to initial chemotherapy may not need subsequent radiotherapy, according to recent research.
If confirmed in larger trials, this could allow such children to be spared from the potential side effects of radiotherapy. These include long-term effects such as a slightly increased risk of a second cancer in ...
Published on Thursday, June 21, 2012 by mcypen
Children fighting cancer have to deal with chemotherapy, hair loss and hospital stays. Now, an iOS app is taking a bit of the load off their shoulders by making pain diaries — the daily log of their experience with the disease — easier to manage.
Pain Squad is the first iOS app designed for kids with cancer to replace their pain diary in a fun, interactive way....
Published on Thursday, June 21, 2012 by mcypen
Neuroblastoma starts in the nerve cells and accounts for about 7 percent of all cancers in children, according to the American Cancer Society. Around 650 new cases are seen each year in the United States; the majority have spread to other areas by diagnosis.
Neuroblastoma is a quickly progressing cancer,one reason it’s often found at later stages. Over the last t...
Published on Thursday, June 14, 2012 by mcypen
Pfizer Animal Health, an international leader in the advancement of animal health, and the American Humane Association, the nation’s leading advocate on behalf of children and animals, announced the completion of the first round of an innovative research study on the benefits of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) on pediatric cancer patients and their families.
For year...
Published on Friday, June 1, 2012 by mcypen
(Reuters) - A Pfizer Inc lung cancer drug appears to be a highly effective treatment for children with a rare but aggressive type of lymphoma and other cancers, according to data from an early stage study.
The drug, crizotinib, was able to stall tumor growth and in some cases eradicate all signs of particularly aggressive cancers with minimal side effects, researcher...
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