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Finding Cures. Saving Children.

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Childhood cancer survivors at risk for cervical cancer urged to get HPV vaccine

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is recommended to protect against cervical cancer, but St. Jude researchers suspect even high-risk childhood cancer survivors need encouragement to get immunized.

Clinical Science

Our mission - to find cures for children with catastrophic diseases through research and treatment - is a constant driving force. It is through the pursuit of that mission that we seize every opportunity to help the children who come to us for care and, in so doing, to create new knowledge that will help children throughout the world.

Why refer a patient to St. Jude for treatment?

James Klosky, PhD and Melissa Hudson, MD

Investigators develop method to spot young survivors at risk for tobacco use

St. Jude researchers have developed a simple, effective method for identifying young cancer survivors who are most likely to start using tobacco and who might benefit most from prevention efforts.

Scientific Report

Key research activities and publications by the investigators at St. Jude during 2008 are summarized in the Scientific Report 2009.

In the News

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Washington University team to unravel genetic basis of childhood cancers

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, today announced an unprecedented effort to identify the genetic changes that give rise to some of the world’s deadliest childhood cancers. The team has joined forces to decode the genomes of more than 600 childhood cancer patients who have contributed tumor samples for this historic effort.

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