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OT student Maddie Gies holds up a white dry erase board that pediatric cancer patients can fill out to indicate fatigue levels

Gauging Fatigue

March 20, 2024

Parents and providers often underestimate the fatigue that pediatric cancer patients are experiencing. An OT student created a coloring book to help.

HPV public health researcher Kalyani "Kelly" Sonawane

Vaccine Hesitation

February 20, 2024

The parents of millions of teens don't intend to vaccinate them against HPV, a virus that can cause six types of cancer.

pediatric oncology researcher Jezabel Rodriguez Blanco

Medulloblastoma Relapse

January 17, 2024

Alex's Lemonade Stand awarded Dr. Jezabel Rodriguez Blanco a grant to research ways to prevent medulloblastoma relapse, a cancerous brain tumor in kids.

Dr. Jacqueline Kraveka

New Drug Approval

December 20, 2023

A newly approved drug to prevent neuroblastoma relapse is a huge win for patients and their families, says Jacqueline Kraveka, D.O.

Dr. Ford and others standing in front of the MUSC Hollings community health van

Vax Van

May 03, 2023

MUSC initiative aims to increase human papillomavirus vaccination rates in underserved communities.

portrait of a young teen leaning against a wall in a hospital

Cancer Collaboration

March 17, 2023

Adult and pediatric doctors pooled their expertise to ensure a young patient would have few physical reminders of an extraordinary lung cancer surgery.

Photo of Dr. Blanco in her lab

Medulloblastoma Research

July 20, 2022

Jezabel R. Blanco is determined to find better treatments for children with medulloblastoma.

a female doctor sits at a low table with a child in a playroom

Pediatric Cancer Rankings

June 23, 2022

The children's cancer team attained the best outcomes in the Southeast, according to recently released rankings.

Three test tubes are pictured, the first with plasma, the second with plasma and chemotherapy, and the third with the filtered plasma. Modified from Figure 4d of the Motamarry et al article in Cancers under an open access Creative Common CC BY license.

Blood Cleanse

April 06, 2022

MUSC researchers have developed a way to remove toxic chemotherapeutic drugs from the blood after cancer treatment to prevent them from reaching the heart.

Dr. Nancy Klauber-DeMore stands next to a microscope in her lab

Osteosarcoma Breakthrough

June 21, 2021

Personal loss inspired a Hollings researcher to apply breast cancer findings toward a potential new osteosarcoma treatment.

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