Precision genome profiling for pediatric leukemia with a software-controlled enrichment method using nanopore sequencer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...

Gertrude B. Elion, a chemist working in the research laboratories of Burroughs Wellcome, revolutionized childhood cancer ...

A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with the same leukemia-causing gene mutation can have dramatically different outcomes: it depends on ...

Children born by planned C-section have an increased risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) later in life. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet.

Acute lymphocytic leukemia is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in children, although it is rare. It begins in the bone marrow and rapidly progresses. Long-term survival rates exceed 90%, but ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The chances of children being diagnosed with leukemia seem to be related to the number of infections they had in their first year of life, research from the UK suggests. Dr ...

I don’t have children of my own, so it’s hard to imagine how a parent responds to those words. But 28 years ago, my parents found themselves facing that dilemma. It’s strange to look back on a moment ...

THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Childhood leukemia can land a family in dire financial straights, a new study says. Nearly a third of families develop serious financial difficulties while ...