Unusual Cancers of Childhood Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version

The Unusual Cancers of Childhood Treatment summary addresses the treatment options for many uncommon childhood cancers. Get information...

Childhood Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version

Treatment options for children with nasopharyngeal cancer include combined-modality therapy with chemotherapy and radiation. Surgery ha...

Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: An Overview

Dr. Greg Armstrong, principal investigator of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, with a study participant. Credit: St. Jude Children’s ...

Childhood Midline Tract Carcinoma Involving the NUT Gene (NUT Midline Carcinoma) Treatment

Treatment options for children with midline tract carcinoma involving the NUT gene (NUT Midline Carcinoma) include chemotherapy, surgery...

Care for Childhood Cancer Survivors - National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Survivorship care for children who have been treated for cancer is important. Get your child's treatment summary, survivorship plan,...

Support for Families When a Child Has Cancer

Families need extra support when a child is being treated for cancer. Credit: iStock When a child has cancer, every member of the...

Treatment Prevents Chemotherapy Side Effects for Children with Cancer - National Cancer Institute

Adding aprepitant to the anti-nausea drug ondansetron, with or without dexamethasone, effectively prevents chemotherapy-induced nausea an...

Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version

Late effects of cancer treatment can cause serious, disabling, and life-threatening chronic health conditions that adversely affect the ...

Intensify Research on the Major Drivers of Childhood Cancers - National Cancer Institute

Fusion oncoproteins can lead to the development of childhood cancers . This Cancer Moonshot initiative aims to improve our understanding...

Childhood Cancer Genomics (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version

This Childhood Cancer Genomics summary provides a brief synopsis of current knowledge about the genomic landscape of specific childhood ...

Childhood Cancer Genomics Gaps and Opportunities: Identification of Research Priorities Workshop Summary

NCI convened a workshop February 4-5, 2015, of representative research teams that have been leaders in defining the genomic landscape...

Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version

Treatment options for children with soft tissue sarcoma include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. Get det...

Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version

Treatment for children with extracranial germ cell tumors (GCT) may involve surgical resection followed by monitoring or chemotherapy b...

Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI) - National Cancer Institute

Antonia, a pediatric cancer patient, is examined by Rosandra Kaplan, M.D. (center) and a clinical fellow with the NCI Center for Cance...

Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version

Childhood soft tissue sarcoma treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, observation, targeted therapy, immunot...

Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version

Unusual Cancers of Childhood Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version

Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®)–Patient Version

The treatment of cancer may cause health problems (late effects) for childhood cancer survivors months or years after successful treatm...

Childhood Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version

Childhood nasopharyngeal cancer treatment options include chemotherapy, external and internal radiation therapy, surgery, and immunother...