Besides early diagnosis and detection, increasing pollution and lifestyle factors also contribute to rising number of cases ...

Children and adolescents with cancer are living longer than in previous decades, but progress has been uneven, according to the first American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Pediatric Cancer ...

As the name suggests, childhood cancer or pediatric cancer refers to cancer that occurs in children under the age of 15. While it is a rare disease, it remains the leading cause of disease-related ...

The statistics are alarming: Only 8% of the federal cancer research budget goes toward pediatric cancer research, with an even smaller fraction allocated to rare pediatric cancers. This appalling ...

Childhood cancer is often cited as a success of modern medicine, with survival rates climbing dramatically over the past several decades. Much of the improvement has relied on treatments that are ...

Results from a new study of childhood cancer statistics provide further evidence that common infections affecting mother and baby could play a key role in triggering certain types of the disease. The ...

With the launch of St. Jude Global, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has set an ambitious goal to cure at least 60 percent of children with the most common cancers worldwide by 2030. By sharing ...