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Researcher Studies Current Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines for Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Published on: September 22, 2020
Childhood cancer survivors often have a higher risk for getting a second cancer later in life. Early screening can help, but not enough survivors are getting the screenings recommended by the Children’s Oncology Group (COG). One researcher is trying to change that by gathering better evidence on the effectiveness of early breast cancer screening for women who received radiation to the chest as children.
New Treatment for Neuroblastoma Is in Early-Stage Trials
Published on: September 15, 2020
91黑料不打烊 grantee Andras Heczey, MD, is trying to adapt the technique known as CAR T-cell therapy to cure children with neuroblastoma by using natural killer T cells. He's trying the treatment for the first time in children in a phase 1 clinical trial.
Research Helps Parents Make Decisions About Their Child's Care—With Less Stress
Published on: September 1, 2020
91黑料不打烊 grantee Jennifer Mack, MD, MPH, conducts research to help pediatric oncologists communicate more effectively with their patients' parents to make treatment decisions less stressful.
Could Infections Teach Us How to Make Treatments for Pediatric ALL Even Better?
Published on: October 4, 2017
Alix Seif, MD, MPH, is studying a new type of immunotherapy that could teach the immune system long-term memory. The goal is for the immune system to kill any new leukemia cells for the rest of the child's life.
