News tagged ‘ChildhoodCancer’ clear
- Physicians who inform parents of children with cancer about the likely
course of the disease can provide hope, even when the child's prognosis
is poor, according to a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute study presented at a
press briefing at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual
meeting.
Tags: ChildhoodCancer
- People from across the United States and all over the world showed their
support for the fight against cancer by giving to the 6th Annual
WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon and raising more than $3.74 million
for cancer research and care for adults and children at Boston's
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Tags: BostonRedSox, ChildhoodCancer, JimmyFund
- Expanded use of palliative care services is associated with
enhanced communications between families and caregivers, improved
symptoms management, and better quality of life for children dying from
cancer, according to study by researchers at Dana-Farber and Children's
Hospital Boston.
Tags: ChildhoodCancer, EndOfLife
- David Pellman, MD, a pediatric oncologist at Dana-Farber and
Children's Hospital Boston, is one of 56 scientists just selected as an
investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a non-profit
medical research organization that ranks as one of the nation's largest
philanthropies.
Tags: BasicResearch, ChildhoodCancer
- New study shows medulloblastomas originate in cells that turn malignant when acted on by a cancer-causing oncogene.
Tags: ChildhoodCancer, BrainTumors
- Researchers say the findings underscore the importance of managing patients' pain, and of communicating with parents about the tools available for easing progressive pain.
Tags: ChildhoodCancer, EndOfLife
- The study highlights the need for comprehensive survivorship care and
the need to educate primary care physicians in the long-term issues
facing childhood cancer survivors.
Tags: ChildhoodCancer
- With support from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General
Hospital, and Dana-Farber, the New England Patriots Charitable
Foundation launches an initiative to increase cancer awareness.
Tags: ChildhoodCancer, JimmyFund, NewEnglandPatriots
Survey results reveal differences in providing effective treatment of
children with cancer in resource-rich and resource-limited settings.
Raising the survival rate of children with sarcoma in low-income
countries will require steps to diagnose the disease sooner, train
cancer pathologists, expand radiation
Tags: ChildhoodCancer, Sarcoma, Disparities