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July 20, 2009
Childhood radiation therapy ups breast cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a study confirm that girls who undergo radiation for cancer in childhood have an increased long-term risk of developing breast cancer, regardless of their age at the time of treatment.
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December 3, 2008
Children with bone cancer at risk for second cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who survive bone cancer have a modest risk of developing a second "solid organ" cancer elsewhere in the body later in life, a long-term follow-up study confirms.
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January 4, 2008
Deformities common among kids with cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with cancer are more likely than other children to have a variety of deformities, such as droopy eyelids and legs of different lengths, new research shows. This suggests that there are genetic defects or early prenatal environmental factors that influence the occurrence of both problems.