Boy, 5, remembered in tear-jerking hilarious obituary he wrote for himself
Garrett Michael Matthias, of Iowa, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Stage 4 Alveolar Fusion Negative Rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS), in September last year. He died on June 6. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New tools used to identify childhood cancer genes
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) Using a new computational strategy, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified 29 genetic changes that can contribute to rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive childhood cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 3, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Equine-assisted therapy may help autism, PTSD and pain. Why isn't it used more?
Belle Swersey knows firsthand how therapeutic horseback riding can be. The 7-year-old girl, who is in remission from a rare type of muscle cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma, has been using equine therapy to help ease her pain for the past 2 ½ years. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Role for Maintenance Chemo in Rhabdomyosarcoma?
Six months of maintenance chemotherapy improved OS in children with high-risk rhabdomyosarcoma. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - June 14, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Cancer Network Editors Source Type: news
Mother shares the heartache of laying her four-year old son to rest
Claire and Keith Carrick, from Liverpool lost their four-year-old son Noah to cancer after he was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma when he was just 16 months old. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
After 30 Years, a'Home Run' for Treating Rhabdomyosarcoma? After 30 Years, a'Home Run' for Treating Rhabdomyosarcoma?
Low-dose maintenance chemotherapy given after standard intensive chemotherapy improves both disease-free survival and overall survival in children with rhabdomyosarcoma. Are these new data paradigm changing?Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Rare Childhood Cancer Gets First Tx Advance in 30 Years
(MedPage Today) -- But impact unclear for U.S. rhabdomyosarcoma patients (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - June 4, 2018 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Extended Chemo Extends Life for Children With Rare Cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma
SUNDAY, June 3, 2018 -- Children suffering from rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer of the muscle tissue, may have better chances for a cure if they have extended chemotherapy, a new study finds.
In a phase 3 clinical trial, adding six months of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Extended Chemo Extends Life for Children With Rare Cancer
SUNDAY, June 3, 2018 -- Children suffering from rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer of the muscle tissue, may have better chances for a cure if they have extended chemotherapy, a new study finds.
In a phase 3 clinical trial, adding six months of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
NHS Heroes Awards 2018: Mum raised £2m after son died of cancer - what were his symptoms?
NHS HEROES AWARDS 2018 aired on ITV tonight, and among those leading the tributes were Prince William and the Duchess of Cornwall. One mum was handed an award for raising millions of pounds to fund cancer research after her son lost his three year fight with the disease. The type of cancer he had was rhabdomyosarcoma - what are its symptoms? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rhabdomyosarcoma Not a'Muscle' Cancer After All Rhabdomyosarcoma Not a'Muscle' Cancer After All
Rhabdomyosarcoma does not arise from immature muscle cells as previously believed but from endothelial progenitor cells, and this could have implications for new therapies.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 15, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Researchers discover that a 'muscle' cancer is not really a muscle cancer
(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital oncologists have discovered the cell type that gives rise to rhabdomyosarcoma, the most prevalent soft tissue cancer in children. Previously, scientists thought the cancer arose from immature muscle cells, because the tumor resembled muscle under the microscope. However, the St. Jude researchers discovered the cancer arises from immature progenitors that would normally develop into cells lining blood vessels. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 8, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Boy with incurable cancer aims to complete his bucket list
Toby Davis, eight, from Byfleet, Surrey, was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer of the soft tissue cells, in October 2016 and his parents, were told it was incurable. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
An epigenetic tactic to treat RMS
BET inhibitors may be an effective treatment for some rhabdomyosarcomas. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - August 29, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Ferrarelli, L. K. Tags: STKE Editors ' Choice Source Type: news
