Optimism Growing in Childhood Cancer Outcomes
Cancer remains the number one cause of childhood death, but there is reason for optimism in the face of new treatments and better diagnostic tools, a new statistical analysis has found. More from ABC...
View ArticleChildhood Cancer Survivors May Face Later Heart Risks
Children who undergo treatment for cancer may be at greater risk of developing heart disease later in childhood, as well as in adulthood, according to a new study presented to the American Heart...
View ArticleFailed Pregnancy May Have Caused ‘The Little Couple’ Cancer
Jen Arnold, whose TLC reality show “The Little Couple” chronicles her and her husband’s life living with dwarfism, is opening up about a cancer diagnosis that she received while traveling to India to...
View ArticleSome Moms Skip Radiation Treatment, Citing Child Care Concerns
Mothers of young children may opt to forgo recommended radiation therapy for breast cancer, citing concerns over the amount of time the treatment involves. This is the finding of a new study that is...
View ArticleHPV Vaccine Rates Remain Low, Report Finds
Only about a third of American girls–and less than 7 percent of boys–received the vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, in 2012, a number that is too low for what public health officials had...
View ArticleTeen Leaves Inspiring Message for Sick Mom in the Snow
Fourteen-year-old Will Hart has made headlines, and cast a positive light on a very snowy winter, by creating a simple message into the snow on top of a parking garage visible from his mother’s...
View ArticleAging, Not Cancer, Motivates Teens to Wear Sunscreen
Teenagers are more likely to agree to wear sunscreen on a regular basis after hearing about the premature aging sun exposure can cause, a new study has found. Similar information about how the sun’s...
View ArticleCancer Risk from Early Childhood X-Rays Negligible, Study Finds
Most children who get multiple X-ray and CT scans because of heart disease don’t face a significantly higher risk of developing cancer later in childhood because of the scans’ radiation, according to...
View ArticleShould Schools Ban Unvaccinated Kids?
One family’s story might give you a different and more personal perspective on a continually debated issue: vaccines. For the past four and a half years, Carl Krawitt and his wife, Jodi, have had to do...
View ArticleBreastfeeding May Lower Your Child’s Risk of Cancer
We’ve all heard of breastfeeding’s benefits. Numerous studies over the years have credited breastmilk with everything from improving baby’s immune system to increasing her brain development. Now,...
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