A new combination of drugs could help to increase survival rates with fewer side effects for some children with one of the most aggressive forms of childhood brain cancer. ...

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• 2021
• January

Telethon Kids Institute brain cancer researcher, Dr Jessica Buck will today join the ranks of a select group of brilliant female scientists. ...

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• 2020
• December

A team of Australian scientists including cancer researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute have made a crucial breakthrough in understanding how the immune system puts cancer to sleep. ...

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• 2019
• January

Baxter Hutchinson was diagnosed with two life-threatening brain tumours a year ago, aged 17. Since then he has undergone surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in his journey to beat the cancer. ...

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• 2019
• September

The Telethon Kids Institute and Perth Children’s Hospital will lead an international clinical trial of a novel drug combination they hope will increase cure rates for one of the most aggressive forms of childhood brain cancer. ...

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• 2019
• December

Telethon Kids Institute’s cancer researchers will use funds raised in the name of a brave three-year-old girl to launch a new assault on the devastating form of childhood cancer which took her life. ...

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• 2018
• August

In the field of cancer research, lobbying efforts by the Telethon Kids Cancer Centre have contributed to major initiatives including Australia’s first personalised medicine program for children with high-risk cancer, and a mission to boost survival rates in brain cancer patients. ...

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• 2018
• July

Emma White, a registered nurse, suspected for several months that something was wrong with her 7-year-old daughter Aroha, but couldn't get answers despite visiting numerous GPs. ...

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• 2018
• July

A Telethon Kids Institute researcher will investigate new ways to harness the body’s own immune system to fight melanoma, thanks to Cancer Council WA funding. ...

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• 2017
• June

Cancers in children are very different from cancers in adults - in most cases they appear to strike simply at random. They also develop differently and can spread more rapidly and aggressively. And because cancers in children are not obviously linked to their lifestyles, much work is needed to pinpoint their cause. ...

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