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Published on Monday, August 27, 2012 by mcypen
A new study has shown that children receiving treatment for cancer are at a higher risk of developing diabetes. The study shows that chemotherapy and other radiation treatments tend to exacerbate the condition. Experts warn this means health care providers need to consider new treatments for children suffering from the conditions. The study was coordinated by a team o...
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 14, 2012 by mcypen
Jenna Langer was a high school senior when she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, the most common form of bone cancer in children and teens.
The tumor was buried deep in Langer's sinuses, forcing doctors to attack it with intense radiation and chemotherapy instead of surgery.
"Unfortunately, I've had some long term side effects from the treatment that saved my life," ...
Published on Thursday, April 12, 2012 by mcypen
Additional chemotherapy may a better option than bone marrow transplant for some children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who don't respond to an initial intense regimen of chemotherapy called "induction therapy," a new study says.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.
According to study co-author Dr. Ching-Hon Pui, failur...
Published on Saturday, March 3, 2012 by mcypen
Survivors of cancer in childhood have a higher risk of infertility in later life. This is the conclusion reached by Magdalena Balcerek and her co-authors in a study published in Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. <Read More>
Many young women receiving cancer treatment are not counseled about fertility options...
Effect of chemo on the DNA of the unbo...
Published on Monday, February 20, 2012 by mcypen
Medication used to treat the most common form of childhood leukemia is in short supply, adding to the largest nationwide shortage of critical lifesaving hospital medications in nearly a decade.
All five pharmaceutical companies that make the injection drug methotrexate, which treats acute lymphoblastic leukemia by slowing the growth of cancer cells, have either slowe...
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