Dying child takes cannabis oil for cancer symptoms, dad arrested for drugging child

In Australia, Adam Koessler, the father of a very sick little girl has been separated from his daughter and faces possible jail time.

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Scientists uncover basis for drug resistance in common childhood cancer

Scientists uncover basis for drug resistance in common childhood cancer

US scientists say they have worked out why acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) - the most common form of childhood cancer - can come back after treatment.

Obamacare, It’s for the Children. A Glimpse into the Future? Shortage and Rationing of Life-Saving Drugs

Obamacare, It’s for the Children. A Glimpse into the Future? Shortage and Rationing of Life-Saving Drugs

Orphan status for child cancer drug

An experimental treatment which could help fight a cancer that attacks the nervous system of young children has been granted orphan drug status by the Food and Drug Administration.

Orphan status for child cancer drug

Mix-Up Complicates Child's Cancer Surgery

When a little boy needed brain surgery, his family learned he didn't have insurance because of a paperwork mistake.

Medication Stolen From Wyo. Cancer Kid

A routine trip to a Colorado Target store has left a Wyoming mother and her son who is battling leukemia fuming at the theft of his life-saving medication.

FDA: Arthritis drugs pose cancer risk to children

Federal regulators on Tuesday added stronger warnings to a group of best-selling drugs used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, saying they can increase the risk of cancer in children and adolescents.

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