Children typically suffer from different cancers than adults. Whereas the most common adult cancers are in areas such as the lungs, colon, breasts, and skin; children most often get leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastomas, and brain cancers. Since the cancers are different, many of the medications used are different. There are dozens of specific medications, but they…

Having a doctor tell you that your child has cancer is one of a parent’s worst nightmares. Not only are you afraid for your child, but the unfamiliar terminology and various treatment options can raise a myriad of questions. The following provides answers to the most common questions that parents have after their child receives…

Bone cancers are not uncommon in children and teenagers. These are known as primary cancers. Of course, cancer can start elsewhere in the body too, and then travel to the bones. Those cancers are metastatic cancers, and they're far more common than primary bone cancer. The two most common types of cancer that originate at…

The year of 2015 was a promising one for cancer research. Scientists from around the globe have found new insights into DNA repair, discovered a way to make a sort of plaster out of molecules to defeat the disease, and approved a brand new drug for ovarian cancer. Below are short summaries of each of…