Researchers have uncovered that some childhood cancers have a substantially higher number of DNA changes than previously ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has gained new insights into the development of kidney tumors in young children. These enable a better risk assessment and could form the basis for ...

A research team at the University of Würzburg has gained new insights into the development of kidney tumors in young children ...

The increased genetic complexity and similarity to adult cancers’ genetic diversity could also present new therapeutic opportunities.

Although recommended imaging surveillance on the fifth National Wilms Tumor Study (NWTS-5) consisted of interval chest x-rays (CXR) and abdominal ultrasounds (US), many clinicians used CT scans. The ...

A Wilms tumor (also called a nephroblastoma) is the most common kidney cancer in children. Most children with it have a tumor on one kidney, but about 5% get a tumor on both. The reasons aren ...

Review was made of the medical charts of all patients with Wilms's tumor (nephroblastoma, embryoma of the kidney) currently listed in the diagnostic files of six hospitals and diagnosed between ...

The present study is the result of a central review of radiographs obtained, using a defined imaging protocol, from a subgroup of patients registered on the second United Kingdom Children’s Cancer ...

Blaklee was 2 years old when she was first diagnosed with a Wilms tumor, a rare kidney cancer that mainly affects children. After years of surgeries, chemotherapy, and painful nights in the ...

Using samples from the Wilms tumor biobank, the team was able to systematically decipher the hereditary predisposition for Wilms tumors in a large cohort. The results have now been published in ...

Wilms tumor is a primary tumor of the kidney. The usual complaint is an abdominal mass felt by the parents or another family member. Children can also present with high blood pressure, blood in ...