Two-year-old walks after paralysis from cancer
Z éa Lane, two, was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma when she was three months old. A surgery to remove the tumor left her paralyzed from the chest down but she now can walk. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Leeds United players and staff donate pay to boy's cancer care
Toby Nye was diagnosed with a stage four neuroblastoma on his fourth birthday. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neuroblastoma in Children Symptoms and Stages
Neuroblastoma (Children -Symptoms and Stages) (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - October 9, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Genomic screening helps doctors target girl's cancer
(Medical University of South Carolina) Two-year-old Victoria Thompson is part of the national precision medicine trial Peds PLAN through MUSC Children's Health for children with high-risk neuroblastoma. She's also receiving DFMO, a drug normally used to treat African sleeping sickness that may help keep high-risk neuroblastoma that's in remission from recurring. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 5, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Researchers identify gene variants linked to a high-risk children's cancer
(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) Pediatric researchers investigating the childhood cancer neuroblastoma have identified common gene variants that raise the risk of an aggressive form of that disease. The discovery may assist doctors in better diagnosing subtypes of neuroblastoma. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 25, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
When good immune cells turn bad
(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Investigators at CHLA have identified the molecular pathway used to foster neuroblastoma and demonstrated use of a clinically available agent, ruxolitinib, to block the pathway. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - September 21, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Medical News Today: New drug target found for 'most common cancer in infants'
Scientists have found a cell surface protein, which, when targeted using immunotherapy, successfully blocked neuroblastoma from spreading. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic researchers identify genes fueling neuroblastoma spread
(Mayo Clinic) For the first time, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues present data on how nervous system tumors, called neuroblastomas, spread. Their paper, published in Cancer Cell, clarifies the relationship between two genes that fuel the aggressive spread of neuroblastomas. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - August 31, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
CHLA researcher awarded $1.9 million by NIH
(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Muller Fabbri, MD, PhD, of the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has been awarded $1.9 million by the National Cancer Institute of the NIH to further his research on neuroblastoma. The research will focus on a completely new strategy targeting immune cells that contribute to disease progression with a goal toward the development of more potent immunotherapies to improve the outcomes for children with this disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 15, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Baby diagnosed with neuroblastoma when doctor ignored lump
Laurel Damour, who lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma on March 10 of this year, just five days after her one year checkup. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hope for childhood cancer that affected Bradley Lowery
Bradley Lowery, six, earned the love of millions worldwide during his widely publicised battle with neuroblastoma before he passed away earlier this month. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nanoparticles loaded with component of common spice kill cancer cells
(University of Central Florida) Attaching curcumin, a component of the common spice turmeric, to nanoparticles can be used to target and destroy treatment-resistant neuroblastoma tumor cells, according to a new study published in Nanoscale. The study, conducted in partnership by researchers at Nemours Children's Hospital and the University of Central Florida, demonstrates a potentially novel treatment for neuroblastoma, the most common cancer in infants. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 25, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
MYCN Copy Number Tied to Poor Features in Neuroblastoma
Patients with MYCN gain had inferior outcomes, including lowest response rate after chemo (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - July 24, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Neurology, Nursing, Oncology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Radiology, Surgery, Journal, Source Type: news
Cancer-stricken boy Braiden Prescott dies in dad's arms
WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Braiden Prescott, seven, from Ince, Greater Manchester died two days after being admitted to a hospice last September having battled neuroblastoma three times. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The moment cancer-stricken boy dies in his dad's arms
WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Braiden Prescott, seven, from Ince, Greater Manchester died two days after being admitted to a hospice last September having battled neuroblastoma three times. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
