Archive for leukemia
A series of coincidences unite two people to fight childhood cancer
When Lauren Wolinski accepted a job as a summer intern in the oncology unit at Boston Children’s Hospital, she could not have anticipated how extraordinary the experience would turn out to be. “I expected it would be very intense and sad to work with children who have cancer, but I quickly found out Boston Children’s ... Read More about A series of coincidences unite two people to fight childhood cancer
What role do genetics play in pediatric leukemia?
Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, accounting for 31 percent of cancers in children younger than 15, and 25 percent of those younger than 20. Most young patients develop leukemia because of a mutation, or DNA change, that occurs randomly in a blood cell only, and is not inherited from a parent. On the other ... Read More about What role do genetics play in pediatric leukemia?
Taking a targeted approach when leukemia comes back
The news that your child has cancer always comes as a shock, but for one cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), parents can take comfort in the fact that doctors are really good at treating it. The cure rate for ALL has, over the last 40 years, climbed to nearly 90 percent. Less comforting is the fact ... Read More about Taking a targeted approach when leukemia comes back
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Is rapamycin the new aspirin?
I’ve heard it said that if aspirin had to go through today’s FDA approval process, it would never be approved for over-the-counter use because it just does so many things. Lately, it’s been hard to cover biomedical research at Children’s without stumbling on another drug that’s also FDA-approved and also seems to have multiple uses: ... Read More about Is rapamycin the new aspirin?