Adapting CAR T-Cell Therapy to Treat Neuroblastoma
With the success of the new drug, Kymriah, pediatric oncology researchers are trying to adapt CAR T-cell therapy to treat solid tumors, like neuroblastoma.
Guide to Healthy Proteins
Proteins can be meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds. Most Americans get plenty of protein in our diet, but we don’t always make the healthiest choices.
HPV Vaccination Rates Low Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
Despite the fact that the HPV vaccine is widely available and can help prevent forms of cancer caused by the virus, most young cancer survivors don’t get vaccinated.
Breast Cancer Diagnosis Prompts Survivor to Take Care of Herself
Hashmat Effendi has spent more than 20 years helping children all over the world get medical care that they otherwise couldn’t afford. But it wasn’t until she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 52 that Effendi says she began taking care of herself.