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Factors relating to pregnancy and birth and the risk of childhood brain tumors: Results from an Australian case-control study

Childhood brain tumors (CBT) are the leading cause of cancer death in children, yet their causes are largely known. This study investigated the association...

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Cheeky Jackson heads home after 7.5 month nightmare

Michelle Pianta knew deep down something was very wrong with her seven-and-a-half month old son Jackson as she waited at Bunbury Hospital for his blood results.

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Drug find could represent big win for our little patients

Dr Rishi Kotecha knows too well the devastation of a leukaemia diagnosis in a child, treating children as a consultant at Princess Margaret Hospital.

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The goal of Project Childrens' Cancer is to discover new, less toxic therapies

The goal of Project Children's Cancer is to discover new therapies that are more effective and less toxic to fight aggressive cancers in babies and children.

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More research needed into mums smoking and childhood brain tumours

Researchers from Perth's Telethon Institute are calling for further investigation into a potential link between maternal smoking and childhood brain tumours.

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Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and indicators of early immune stimulation: a Childhood Leukemia International Consortium study

The associations between childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and several proxies of early stimulation of the immune system, that is, day-care center...

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Exposure to pesticides and the risk of childhood brain tumors

This Australian case-control study of CBT investigated whether exposures to pesticides before pregnancy, during pregnancy and during childhood, were...

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Molecular characterization of identical, novel MLL-EPS15 translocation and individual genomic

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) occurring in the first year of life is rare.

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Novel BRD4-NUT fusion isoforms increase the pathogenic complexity in NUT midline carcinoma

This study contributes to our understanding of the genetic diversity of NMC, an important step towards finding therapeutic targets for a disease that is...