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Risk of cancer among children with birth defects: A novel approachThis novel approach aimed to prevent inflated hazard ratios arising from reverse causation, and allow identification of associations beyond those already...
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Confirmation of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia Variants, ARID5B and IKZF1, and interaction with parental environmental exposuresThe polygenic nature of childhood ALL predisposition together with the timing of environmental triggers may hold vital clues for disease etiology.
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Medulloblastoma Down Under 2013: a report from the third annual meeting of the International Medulloblastoma Working GroupMedulloblastoma is curable in approximately 70 % of patients. Over the past decade, progress in improving survival using conventional therapies has stalled...
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Risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia following parental occupational exposure to pesticidesRisk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia following parental occupational exposure to pesticides.
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Interactions between acute lymphoblastic leukemia and bone marrow stromal cells influence response to therapyTo identify links between drug resistance and gene deregulation we used oligonucleotide microarray technology.
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Pioneering paediatric oncologist receives top cancer research awardAssociate Professor Rishi Kotecha, Co-Head of Leukaemia Translational Research at The Kids Research Institute Australia Cancer Centre and Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Perth Children's Hospital, has been named Cancer Council WA’s 2024 Cancer Researcher of the Year.
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Researchers unlock potential new cancer weaponIn an exciting breakthrough for cancer treatment, a new weapon to enable the immune system to combat the disease may have been unlocked.
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Global war on brain cancerDr Nick Gottardo and Dr Raelene Endersby from The Kids Research Institute Australia are the driving force behind an innovative, global action group on child brain cancer.
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Study finds folate protects against childhood brain tumoursA national study led by Perth's Telethon Institute has found that folic acid supplements before and during pregnancy reduces the risk of childhood brain tumours