2018 Archive

Research

Safety in numbers: Advanced biostatistical model resolves questions on vancomycin side effects

Josh Wolf, PhD, MBBS

Dr. Josh Wolf explains how biostatistics resolved safety questions on preemptive vancomycin for acute myeloid leukemia patients after chemotherapy.

Research

A vaccine to prevent cancer? It’s already here.

Ellis J. Neufeld, MD, PhD

Many adolescents fail to get a key vaccination that can prevent cancer. Learn what doctors know about the HPV cancer vaccine.

Clinical

Kids aren’t little adults when it comes to pediatric MDS

Jeffery M. Klco, MD, PhD

Myelodysplastic syndromes can lead to leukemia in children. Considered an adult disease, researchers have found molecular differences that may offer new treatments for children with pediatric MDS.

Clinical

Childhood cancer survivors and breast-feeding: Good for baby, good for mom

Ginger Carney

Learn how breastfeeding helps childhood cancer survivors reduce late effects, the health problems that occur months or years after treatment.

Research

Five ways to take confirmation bias out of your experimental results

Charles Rock, PhD

The most important part of research is that you must not fool yourself — and you’re the easiest person to fool.