Assorted News from the Last Week:

Childhood cancer cases are on the rise across the EU.

Zebrafish models offer fast, effective guidance for personalized therapies for kids with high-risk cancer.

Factors that influence the uptake of precision-guided treatment recommendations in paediatric cancer: a systematic review.

The recent rise in the incidence of early-onset cancers does not necessarily mean that the occurrence of clinically meaningful cancer in young adults is increasing.

Clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes of pediatric lymphoma: a retrospective cohort study from a large tertiary hospital in a low- and middle-income country.

Exploring the possibility of using AI in the effort to repurpose drugs.

Free medicines bring new hope for children battling cancer in Pakistan.

Diet and medication combo may interrupts growth of aggressive childhood neuroblastoma tumors.

Upcoming Webinars, Online Opportunities, and Meetings:

NCI Office of Data Sharing will host a Data Jamboree that focuses on finding and accessing datasets, building specific pediatric cancer cohorts, and aggregating or linking datasets from various data systems still present tremendous challenges for the wider research and care community, on September 29 and 30, 2025.  Click here for more information and to register.

The National Cancer Institute’s CCDI Symposium is happening this October in person in Bethesda, MD or online! Click here to register.

The Science of Childhood Cancer is an interactive, weekly lecture series designed to engage the scientific community on key questions in pediatric cancer research. The Fall 2025 lecture season will run August 14 through November 20. Click here for more information and to register.

Brainstorm Summit Fly-In: here bold ideas ignite, friendships deepen, and hope resonates. October 11 – 14 2025