Some 650,000 people are alive today who wouldn’t be were it not for advances in cancer prevention, detection and treatment over the past 15 years, new statistics show.
The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Statistics 2009 report finds an encouraging 19.2 percent drop in cancer death rates among men from 1990 to 2005, as well as [...]
Citalopram No Better Than Placebo Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Citalopram, a medication commonly prescribed to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), was no more effective than a placebo at reducing repetitive behaviors, according to researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and other NIH institutes. The study was published [...]
Protect your skin when you’re out in the sun this summer. The sun’s rays can cause skin aging and skin cancer.
Ultraviolet (UV) rays are an invisible form of radiation. They can penetrate your skin and damage your skin cells. Sunburns are a sign of skin damage. Suntans aren’t healthy, either. They appear after the [...]
Doctors appear to have safely and successfully treated patients with cancer of the blood and bone marrow with a combination of arsenic and vitamin A, according to long-term study in China.
In an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the doctors said they prescribed the regimen to 85 patients and [...]
It is frightening to think that almost 1 in 300 children between birth and age 20 will have been diagnosed with cancer. Yet with the cure rate for these children increasing to about 80 per cent we have a lot to be thankful for.
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With the increase survival rate doctors are now worried that the [...]
TUESDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) — Genetic variations appear to affect the way children respond to treatment for lymphoblastic leukemia, researchers report.
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Although about 80 percent of children suffering from this type of blood and bone marrow cancer are cured, some children do not respond to treatment. Now researchers think they know why.
“For the first [...]
Your mother always told you eating carrots would help you see better, but did she ever tell you why? No, this wasn’t just a trick to get you to eat your vegetables. It turns out carrots really do give your eyes a boost because they contain beta-carotene, which the body is able to convert into [...]
An article published in the B.C. Medical Journal has raised awareness again that children living near electrical power transmission lines run a slightly higher risk of succumbing to leukemia.
The article by Ray Copes, MD and Prabjit Barn, M.Sc. of the B.C. Centre for Disease Control was entitled, “Is living near power lines bad for our [...]
The most common type of childhood cancer is known as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Approximately 2,400 children and adolescents under the age of 20 are diagnosed with ALL every year in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health, most of whom will survive the disease.
ALL is a cancer of the white blood [...]
Children are naturally curious about their disease and have many questions about cancer and cancer treatment. Your child will expect you to have answers to most questions.
Children may begin to ask questions right after diagnosis or may wait until later. Here are some common questions and some ideas to help you answer them.
Why Me?
A child, [...]
