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Maternal folate and other vitamin supplementation during pregnancy and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the offspringThe Australian Study of Causes of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children (Aus-ALL) was designed to test the hypothesis, raised by a previous Western Australia
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Funding boost for childhood cancer research projectsProjects to improve outcomes for leukaemia patients and reduce skin cancer rates in young Aboriginal people have received funding through Cancer Council WA.
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New study exposes link between pesticides and childhood brain tumoursA new Telethon Institute study has revealed a potential link between pesticide treatments in the home and a higher risk of children developing brain tumours.
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Exposure to diesel exhaust increases risk of child brain tumoursResearch at Telethon Institute has shown a correlation between brain tumours in young children and their parents' exposure to diesel exhaust fumes before birth.
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Researchers find new insight into genetics of aggressive cancerResearchers at Telethon Institute have found genetic differences in the rare and aggressive NUT-midline carcinoma, presenting new treatment opportunities.
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Telethon Adventurers fund new brain tumour research fellowshipThe Telethon Adventurers have announced a new research fellowship to investigate the genes involved in childhood brain tumours.
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Perth researchers decipher genetic pattern that predicts leukaemia relapseCancer researchers at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research have discovered a genetic pattern that predicts the likelihood of relapse
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The MOBI-Kids Study Protocol: Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields from Wireless Telecommunication Technologies and Possible Association with Brain Tumor RiskThe rapid increase in mobile phone use in young people has generated concern about possible health effects of exposure to radiofrequency (RF) and extremely...