North Texas nonprofit Children’s Cancer Fund is donating $2.5 million to help with the construction of the new $5 billion ...

Every year around St. Patrick’s Day, a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding research to find cures for childhood cancers hosts a head-shaving event known as "St. Baldrick’s." On Thursday, ...

As 10-year-old Andryk Williams of Fort Blackmore, Virginia, prepares for his next round of cancer treatment at St. Jude ...

Systemic gaps, limited awareness and delayed diagnoses reduce the survival chances of many South African children with the disease ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were global concerns that children with cancer might experience delayed diagnoses and disruptions to treatment, which in turn could worsen prognosis. However, a new ...

Mikaela Shumway, 4, loves to sing and dance and just started Pre-K 4. But two years ago, she was hooked up to machines at Children’s National Hospital after tests confirmed she had leukemia. "It was ...

Readers, including Christie Brinkley, discuss a column by Pamela Paul about the lifelong health issues these children face. To the Editor: Re “It Takes a Lifetime to Survive Childhood Cancer,” by ...

Every year, almost 16,000 American children are diagnosed with cancer before their 21st birthday. After receiving a devastating diagnosis and starting intensive treatment, patients and their immediate ...

Radiation therapy may account for half of all new cancers among the growing population of childhood cancer survivors, according to a study published Aug. 11 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. For ...

Survivors of childhood cancer were more likely to receive genetic counseling or testing after being assigned to remote telehealth services.

The Indian Childhood Cancer Survivorship (C2S) study, initiated in 2016, is among the world's first registry from a resource-limited setting, researchers said.

The war with Russia compounds the struggles of pediatric cancer patients and their families, but it has also prompted positive changes in treatment in Ukraine. By Megan Specia Megan Specia traveled to ...