Health Discoveries in Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Immunotherapy shows success in pediatrics cancer care
October 26, 2010
Immunotherapy administered to children with neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system, significantly increased the number of children with the disease who were alive and free of disease progression after two years, according to a pediatrics study published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Childhood brain tumor survivors face health issues later
August 13, 2010
A study by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found that those who survive childhood brain tumors often face health and fitness issues later in life.
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Grant awarded to leukemia researcher focuses on new drug treatment
July 20, 2010
A $410,000 grant has been awarded to a researcher at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles to develop a multi-site study of two forms of leukemia in children.
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Pediatric cancer study tries low-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplants
November 10, 2009
Research under way at Schneider's Children's Hospital is testing the effectiveness of low-intensity chemotherapy prior to stem cell transplantation in children living with cancer.
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