childhood cancers Archive — Page 5 of 5

A child in a red shirt hugs a plush lion while sitting in a patterned chair.
June 5, 2014

Pet Therapy Research Aimed at Children with Cancer

By Vanderbilt Health News
Group including Nashville Predators representatives, medical staff, two children, and the team mascot Gnash pose in a hospital lobby while holding an oversized check for $131,155.19 payable to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
August 1, 2013

Predators help fight childhood cancer

The Nashville Predators Foundation recently presented a $131,000 donation to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as part of the organization’s continued commitment to support cancer research.

By Christina Echegaray
February 20, 2013

Factor CITED in pediatric liver cancer

Vanderbilt researchers report that they have found a factor involved in the persistence of embryonic cells implicated in childhood liver cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan
Nashville Predators mascots Champ and Gnash hold an oversized Nashville Predators Foundation check dated August 13, 2012, payable to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for $151,471.14.
August 16, 2012

Predators jump in to help fight childhood cancer

The Nashville Predators organization presented more than $151,000 to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt recently to fund cutting-edge cancer research.

By Vanderbilt Health News
mother and baby
June 22, 2012

Kids’ cells okay after mom’s cancer radiation

Study finds no evidence of increased mitochondrial mutations in the children of women treated with radiation for cancer.

By Vanderbilt Health News
brain illustration
June 14, 2012

Roots of childhood brain tumors

Cells in the back of the developing brain can give rise to brain tumors, suggesting they may be a target for treatment.

By Leigh MacMillan