2018 Archive

Read how St. Jude is working toward easing the pain of chronic illness and treatment in its pediatric patients.

A drug used to treat malaria was found to hold the key to unlocking the treatment of a rare leukemia.

Childhood cancer treatment is one of the great medical successes of recent decades. But that success comes with a price.

Ongoing research on CAR T-cell therapy, heralded as a miracle cure, shows promise for treating solid tumors. How close are we?

The former killers now recognize the enemy when it returns — and you’re better off because of it.

Yes, children can get skin cancer. Here’s some tips on how to prevent extreme sun exposure.

A wrong turn in fat research uncovered an important clue to pinpoint an origin of the most prevalent soft tissue cancer in children.

Always being right is wrong — Learn how science can be corrupted by poor experiments and theories that cannot be disproven.

Learn how psychologists use psychological interventions to help pediatric patients with life-threatening diseases maintain positive mental health during treatment.

New research of the Sonic Hedgehog pathway shows potential targets for cancer treatments. Read how this cellular pathway plays a critical role in normal and cancerous development.