Tag: child treatment
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Childhood medulloblastoma origin uncovered, opening new doors for treatment
Researchers have found the origin of group 3 and 4 childhood medulloblastoma, which could help develop new treatments for children diagnosed with one of the most common forms of cancerous brain tumour.
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Ulixertinib may change childhood brain tumour treatment
New research suggests that ulixertinib may offer one of the first targeted therapies for the most common form of brain tumour in children.
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Mum desperate to know what type of brain tumour daughter has.
A mum is living with the awful uncertainty of not knowing what tumour type her teenage daughter has despite several surgeries, ongoing treatment and two recurrences.
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Falling out of bed saved my little girl’s life
After years of her family thinking Annabelle Ginn was just “a clumsy kid”, a scan revealed she had a tennis ball-sized brain tumour
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Personalising treatments for children with medulloblastomas
Scientists identify a subgroup of children diagnosed with medulloblastoma that could be given less aggressive treatments
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NHS proton beam centres aim to treat a “game-changing” 1,500 patients a year
Two new NHS proton beam centres have commenced construction with planners claiming they could treat 1,500 patients a year.