A child's cancer diagnosis has a significant impact on the lives of grandparents. Grandparents experience the stress of worrying about both their adult children and their grandchildren. Our study aimed to explore the lived experience of grandparents of children diagnosed with cancer. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• November 2023

Citation: Bailey HD. Exploring Exclusive Breastfeeding and Childhood Cancer Using Linked Data. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(3):e243075 Keywords: Breastfeeding; children's cancers; linked data ...

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• 2024
• March 2024

People with mental illness are no more likely than the general population to develop cancer but more likely to die of it ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016

Esophageal cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy with a low response to standard anti-cancer therapies. There is an unmet need to develop new therapeutic strategies to improve the clinical outcomes of current treatments. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a promising approach for cancer treatment, and has displayed anticancer efficacy in multiple preclinical models. Recent studies have shown that the efficacy of CAP is positively correlated with intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• February 2023

We explored familial aggregation of cancer in a population-based case-control study using genealogical record linkage and designed to overcome limitations of... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2013
• June 2013

Terrance Brittany Johns Dewdney T BD BSc, MBSc, PhD Honorary Research Associate Postdoctoral Researcher - Oncogenic Signalling Laboratory brittany.dewdney@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Research Associate Postdoctoral Researcher Professor Johns was ...

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Chemotherapy is included in treatment regimens for many solid cancers, but when administered as a single agent it is rarely curative. The addition of immune checkpoint therapy to standard chemotherapy regimens has improved response rates and increased survival in some cancers. However, most patients do not respond to treatment and immune checkpoint therapy can cause severe side effects. Therefore, there is a need for alternative immunomodulatory drugs that enhance chemotherapy. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2024
• February 2024

This study aimed to investigate the influence factors of financial toxicity experienced by colorectal cancer patients after surgery. The results will provide deep insights for developing effective intervention strategies to address this common issue of colorectal cancer care. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2024
• February 2024

Clinical management of breast cancer (BC) metastasis remains an unmet need as it accounts for 90% of BC-associated mortality. Although the luminal subtype, which represents >70% of BC cases, is generally associated with a favorable outcome, it is susceptible to metastatic relapse as late as 15 years after treatment discontinuation. ...

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• 2023
• May 2023

The asbestos and ovarian cancer relationship is not well understood because of small numbers of women exposed to asbestos, small numbers of cases... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2011
• May 2011

By directly engaging with women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, this study aimed to explore and identify their view of the health symptoms and outcomes that matter most to them as they traverse their disease pathway. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• February 2021

This systematic review shows that children treated with platinum analogues are at risk of developing hearing loss ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• April 2019