A new tissue culture facility is opening today at UniSA will speed up research into two of the most aggressive childhood cancers—brain tumours and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Every year, around 120 Australian children are diagnosed with brain cancer, the second most common childhood cancer. For...
New hope in Neuroblastoma research: toward safer, more effective treatments for children. Few things are as heart-wrenching for a family as learning that their young child has cancer, especially one as rare and aggressive as neuroblastoma. Often appearing in infancy, this devastating cancer upends what should...
Cancer in the family brings immense challenges. Thanks to Cancer Hub, finding support isn’t one of them. The immense challenges that come with a cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. Families often have to make important treatment decisions while also navigating financial pressures, accommodation and parenting arrangements. Whether...
Camp Quality has expanded their Kids’ Guide to Cancer with the aim of improving health outcomes for families, including those from multicultural communities. Receiving a cancer diagnosis is difficult for any family. It can be hard to know what to say to your kids, how...
The first thing you notice about Queensland four-year-old Ash Saunders is his bright, beautiful smile, but when he started showing signs of being unwell on a family holiday, his parents - Nataasha and Adam - knew something was wrong. In January 2022, after a month of...
Researchers at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research led by Associate Professor Misty Jenkins, Laboratory Head at WEHI and The Brain Cancer Centre, have discovered a new treatment that shows promise in fighting a rare and aggressive type of brain tumour that affects...
