by Taylor Abarca | Aug 4, 2020 | Featured, Research
Reducing the burden of disease starts with understanding the reasons behind disparities Black and Hispanic children diagnosed with brain and central nervous system (CNS) cancers have worse outcomes than their white counterparts in the United States. The reasons...
by Garth Sundem | Apr 23, 2020 | Featured, Latest News
Historically, pediatric cancer patients have been much more likely than adult cancer patients to enroll in clinical trials as part of their treatment. Now a study by University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers working at Children’s Hospital Colorado shows...
by Kelli Jones | Aug 2, 2018 | Latest News, Research
Discovering why young people are prone to certain kinds of cancer, relative to adults, reveals important insights about cancer that can benefit both groups. The fast-developing cells in a growing body differs from the development of cancer. Patricia Ernst, PhD,...
by Kelli Jones | Jul 24, 2018 | Featured
When Arushi Raval was 12, her childhood friend, Kuhu Basak, was diagnosed with brain cancer. Surgeons were able to remove 30 percent of Basak’s tumor. This was followed by six weeks of proton radiation therapy, but the tumor grew back. She has gone through multiple...
by Erika Matich | Jul 31, 2017 | Philanthropy, Research
University of Colorado Cancer Center physician/scientists are among those receiving funding for innovative, groundbreaking projects to advance clinical care for kids with cancer. In its summer grants cycle, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation awarded dozens of grants...
