(Huffington Post) – The fact that childhood cancer is, thankfully, a rare disease belies the fact that it is the leading cause of disease-related death in U.S. children, age 1-19. The fact that it is a rare disease also belies […]
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(New York Times) – An experimental therapy has brought prolonged remissions to a high proportion of patients who were facing death from advanced leukemia after standard treatments had failed, researchers are reporting. The therapy involves genetically programming cells from the
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In our last post, we explored the different phases of cancer research. One of these phases—translational research—is sometimes referred to as the “Valley of Death.” Translational research got this reputation because the process of translating early discoveries into effective treatments
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Even though cancer is responsible for more deaths in children than all other diseases combined, the road to developing new treatments for pediatric cancer is long and slow. There are roughly four phases in the development of new therapies: basic
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Most of us probably learned about the scientific method in grade school: ask a question, do research, construct a hypothesis, test it to see if it works, analyze results, and communicate the conclusion. We also probably learned that even when
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On May 17, almost 300 people gathered at the Meyer Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida, for the 4th annual West Palm Beach CureSearch Walk. The event raised over $26,000 for children’s cancer research and brought together families, friends, and
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April 13, 2014 (Bleacher Report) – The Washington Wizards have signed a brand-new player to a one-day deal, and her story is pretty touching. Meet Amaris Jackson, a 10-year-old girl with a rare kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma.
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(NPR.org) – September 12, 2013: Perhaps one of the most uncomfortable things a doctor has to tell patients is that their medical problems are iatrogenic. What that means is they were caused by a doctor in the course of the
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