Read Posts About Cancer
Although cancer is rare in children, Lurie Children's treats a wide range of childhood cancers and blood disorders. Find out more in our pediatric oncology and hematology blogs and news.
How to Help Someone with Cancer
When someone you care about is coping with a difficult diagnosis, grieving the loss of a loved one, or undergoing a significant transition, it can be difficult to know how best to support them.
Read More
Genetics Sheds Light on Cancer Risk
A young girl was referred to Lurie Children's for surgery after her pediatrician felt a mass in her abdomen during a routine checkup. The mass was a cystic nephroma.
Read More
Understanding Cancer Predisposition Syndromes
Learn more about cancer predisposition syndrome in children including risk factors, early detection methods, and treatment options.
Read More
Q&A with a Tissue Navigator: Empowering Families to Support the Search for a Cure
Tissue donation helps researchers identify ways to improve quality of life for children living with cancer and work towards a cure.
Read More
CAR-T Therapy Offers Individualized Cancer Treatment Using a Patient’s Own Immune System
Individualized CAR-T therapy uses a patient’s own immune system to fight certain types of cancers.
Read More
Life After Cancer: Tissue Navigator Helps Families Accommodate Donation Wishes
After Tanner was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, his entire life was turned upside down – but amazingly, his kind heart remained the same.
Read More
Beads of Courage- Representing a Childhood Cancer Journey
Lurie Children’s Beads of Courage program helps patients express experiences that can’t be fully captured in words.
Read More
Male Fertility Preservation: A Glimpse of Hope
For many children undergoing chemotherapy, infertility is a harsh reality they may have to face in the future.
Read More