Groundbreaking discovery has potential to improve therapies for cancer and other diseases
(Lawson Health Research Institute) The Retinoblastoma protein (pRB) has long been studied for its role in cell growth and the prevention of cancer. In a new study by Lawson Health Research Institute, scientists have discovered that pRB plays another, larger role with the potential to enhance therapies for cancer and other diseases such as HIV. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
More boys are diagnosed with cancer than girls worldwide - why?
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Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 25, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Pediatric ophthalmology
Childhood glaucomaEye movement disordersEye cancerOptic nerve disorders
We use the latest advances in pediatric ophthalmology to optimize your child ’s vision and eye health.Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric eye diseasesPrompt identification of childhood eye and vision problems is often the best way to preserve or regain vision. This applies to common pediatric eye conditions such as refractive error requiring eyeglasses, amblyopia (or lazy eye) and strabismus (eyes that are not straight), as well as serious eye conditions such as childhood cataract, glaucoma, retinopathy of prematurity, and an eye tumor called r...
Source: dukehealth.org: Duke Health News - August 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dg62 at duke.edu Source Type: news
Dr. Alfred G. Knudson, the ‘Mendel of Cancer Genetics,’ Dies at 93
A 1971 theory on the inheritable nature of retinoblastoma in children, proved in 1986, is credited with helping advance the framework of how cancers are studied. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: KENNETH CHANG Tags: Deaths (Obituaries) Genetics and Heredity Research Cancer Knudson, Alfred G Philadelphia (Pa) Source Type: news
Eye-Preserving Retinoblastoma Therapy Can Compromise SurvivalEye-Preserving Retinoblastoma Therapy Can Compromise Survival
The goal of preserving vision and the risk of reduced long-term overall survival must be balanced against each other when treating heritable retinoblastoma, say researchers from Germany. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
What Are The Most Common Pediatric Cancers?
Discussion
Cancer occurs in all ages including children. Fortunately cancer is much less common in the pediatric age group accounting for <1% of all cancers yearly in the US. Approximately 10,000 US children under age 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2016. More than 80% of those children will survive more than 5 years because of advances in direct cancer treatment and treatment of its complications. Survival rates depend on a number of factors including the type of cancer and location. Despite these good numbers, about 1250 children in the US die yearly from pediatric cancer. After accidents, childhood cancer, suicid...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 4, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Pond scum and the gene pool: One critical gene in green algae responsible for multicellular evolution, understanding of cancer origin
A single gene is responsible for the evolution of multicellular organisms, new research indicates. Scientists were looking for what caused single-celled organisms to evolve into multicellular organisms when they discovered the importance of a single gene, retinoblastoma, or RB. RB, known for being defective in cancer patients, is a critical gene necessary for multicellular life; previous theories have indicated that multiple genes might be responsible for multicellularity. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Study: Combination therapy improves retinoblastoma outcome
Stephen FellerLOS ANGELES, April 15 (UPI) -- Researchers found a combination of chemotherapy and a protein inhibitor improves the outcome of children with retinoblastoma, according to a recent study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Combination therapy may offer better outcomes for patients with retinoblastoma
Targeting survivin -- a protein that inhibits apoptosis or cell death -- enhances the effectiveness of chemotherapy in cells and mouse models of retinoblastoma (Rb), the most common malignant tumor of the eye in children, researchers report. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 15, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Combination therapy may offer better outcomes for patients with retinoblastoma
(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Researchers at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) have demonstrated that targeting survivin -- a protein that inhibits apoptosis or cell death -- enhances the effectiveness of chemotherapy in cells and mouse models of retinoblastoma (Rb), the most common malignant tumor of the eye in children. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Mother Gemma Edgar and son Noah are BOTH battling cancer
Gemma Edgar, 30, of Colchester, had surgery to cut out her glioblastoma multiforme. But later that year her son Noah, 18 months, was found to have retinoblastoma - a rare type of eye cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Catching up with Poppy: Life after an eye tumor
Poppy with her little sister Hazel (Courtesy of Dana Biagini)
When Poppy Biagini was just four months old, her family got news no parent wants to hear — that she had a rare, rapidly growing tumor in her right eye called a retinoblastoma.
That was almost three years ago. But if you looked at Poppy today, you’d be hard pressed to tell that she’s anything other than your average 3-year-old who loves Curious George, swim class and playing dress-up.
“She knows that there’s something a little different with her eye than everyone else’s,” her father Dana says. “But she’s handling ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - February 9, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tom Ulrich Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories Ankoor Shah Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Darren Orbach eye tumor intra-arterial chemotherapy retinoblastoma Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What are the long-term implications for children with cancers affecting vision?
Retinoblastoma is the most common childhood cancer of the eye. New research investigates the health implications for survivors over the ensuing decades. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Simple test predicts response to chemotherapy in lung cancer patients
(Lawson Health Research Institute) Scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute have found that adenocarcinoma patients who undergo chemotherapy and surgery experience significantly improved survival rates when their tumor is lacking the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein. This new information is very useful as it may predict which patients will respond best to chemotherapy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 3, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: news
InfantSEE: Vision For Your Baby's Future
Your baby's eyes developed in utero as an extension of the brain. At birth, your baby could see light and dark, but not colors or details. Outside stimuli began to interact with your newborn's eyes and vision began to form. View image | gettyimages.com Vision and the way the brain uses visual information, are skills that a baby learns over time. The greatest amount of growth in vision and processing visual information occurs during your baby's first year of life. During this time, your baby will learn how to focus on an object and how to move the eyes in response to stimuli. All of these vision milestones will allow you...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
