Explanations behind possible link between increased risk of most common childhood cancer and people with obesity prior to pregnancy

UF Health Proton Therapy Institute adds interactive video wall for pediatric patients

The UF Health Proton Therapy Institute enhanced its playroom, a respite for its pediatric patients, significantly with innovative technology that promotes therapeutic engagement, with an 86” interactive gaming wall that features educational and sensory software.

March 29, 2024

Vol.50 No.13

Clinical Roundup

USC researchers find genetic variant contributing to disparities in childhood leukemia risk

Researchers from the University of Southern California found a genetic variant contributing to disparities in childhood leukemia risk. The variant, located on the IKZF1 gene, helps explain why Hispanic/Latino children face a higher risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and offers insights about what causes the disease.

March 29, 2024

Vol.50 No.13

In Brief

Fox Chase’s Joshua Cohn named consultant to Shriners Children’s Philadelphia

Joshua Cohn, associate professor in the Department of Urology at Fox Chase Cancer Center and a member of the Fox Chase – Temple Urologic Institute, was named a consultant at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia.

February 16, 2024

Vol.50 No.07

Clinical Roundup

City of Hope Children’s Cancer Center, Children’s Oncology Group conduct clinical trial seeking to prevent heart failure among pediatric cancer survivors

The largest clinical trial to date seeking to reduce the risk of people who have survived childhood cancer from developing heart failure found that carvedilol, a blood vessel relaxing medication, is safe for childhood cancer survivors and may improve important markers of heart injury sustained as a result of chemotherapy exposure.

January 12, 2024

Vol.50 No.02

In Brief

Debra Friedman named deputy director of VICC

Debra Friedman, E. Bronson Ingram Chair in Pediatric Oncology, was named deputy director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

November 17, 2023

Vol.49 No.43

In Brief

Alanna Joyce Church receives $75K grant from AACR and St. Baldrick’s Foundation to research pediatric cancer

Alanna Joyce Church has received the The American Association for Cancer Research-St. Baldrick’s Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Grant, a one-year, $75,000 award recognizing junior-level faculty members who have demonstrated promise for continued substantive contributions to pediatric cancer research.

November 17, 2023

Vol.49 No.43

Explanations behind possible link between increased risk of most common childhood cancer and people with obesity prior to pregnancy

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