Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute
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June 8, 2017
Cancer: Mental distress and health care use among survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer: A cross-sectional analysis of the National Health Interview Survey. 875 adolescent and young adult cancer survivors were identified from the 2013 and 2014 National Health Interview Survey. This survey is the principal source of information on the overall health status […]
June 7, 2017
47% of dogs die from cancer and more U.S. kids die from cancer than any other disease. Both spontaneously develop a number of similar cancers which are often different than those in adult humans. The first-ever Paws for a Cure Summit, hosted by Canines-N-Kids Foundation, is bringing together top leaders and researchers in veterinary and […]
June 1, 2017
THE RESEARCH: Journal of Clinical Oncology: Long-Term Risk of Subsequent Malignant Neoplasms After Treatment of Childhood Cancer in the DCOG LATER Study Cohort: Role of Chemotherapy. Researchers in the Netherlands identified second cancers in 5-year childhood cancer survivors in the Dutch Childhood Cancer Oncology Group Long-Term Effects After Childhood Cancer (DCOG LATER) cohort. Cumulative incidences of breast […]
May 25, 2017
THE RESEARCH: Journal of Clinical Oncology: Reproductive Patterns Among Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivors in Sweden: A Population-Based Matched-Cohort Study. Researchers in Sweden compared the probability of first live birth in 1,206 survivors of childhood cancers with 2,412 age-matched controls. Previous studies assessing fertility outcomes in childhood cancer survivors have focused on treatment regimens, as […]
May 18, 2017
THE RESEARCH: The Journal of Clinical Oncology: Risk of Second Cancer in Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors and the Influence of Family History. Researchers in the European countries of the United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden collaborated to study rates of secondary cancers in 9,522 Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors identified in the Swedish Family-Cancer Project Database. The researchers […]
May 4, 2017
THE RESEARCH: Determinants of ototoxicity in 451 platinum-treated Dutch survivors of childhood cancer: A DCOG late-effects study. Researchers compiled treatment data and audiograms from 451 childhood cancer survivors (CCS) treated at seven pediatric oncology centers in the Netherlands. The study focused on identifying patients that had received platinum agents without cranial irradiation since no previous studies […]
February 15, 2017
Dr Peter Houghton’s group implements preclinical trials to identify new drugs that may be effective and less toxic treatments against childhood cancers. From patient-derived xenografts in immunodeficient mice to utilising canine cancer patients as models, they have identified over 80 new drugs or drug combinations for the treatment of these diseases. Solid tumours in children Approximately […]
December 25, 2016
SAN ANTONIO — When Brittany Galan was diagnosed with leukemia at 6 weeks old, doctors warned her parents she had little chance of surviving — she was so young and so sick. But after being treated with chemotherapy, “I lived and lived!” said the exuberant 24-year-old. “Everyone calls me the miracle baby.” The lifesaving chemo, however, took a […]
December 7, 2016
Speaking to The Washington Post Tuesday, Gregory Aune, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Cancer Research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and young cancer survivor explained how the side effects of early cancer treatments can live with a person for the rest of their life. “I had hyperthyroidism from the radiation […]
September 12, 2016
San Antonio, TX – September 12 – Hyundai Hope On Wheels® (HHOW) and San Antonio-area Hyundai dealers will present UT Health Science Center San Antonio with a $250,000 Scholar Grant to be used to improve care and increase treatment options for kids with cancer. UT Health Science Center San Antonio was one of 24 recipients across the […]