Medical News Today: Ewing sarcoma: What to know
Ewing sarcoma is a rare form of bone cancer that most commonly affects children and teenagers. In this article, learn about the symptoms, causes, and treatment options. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Canon-Mac parents want deeper investigation of suspected childhood cancer cluster
Holding the funeral-home portrait of her son Curtis who died in 2011 from Ewing's sarcoma, Cindy Valent came to a hearing Monday night about the suspected cancer cluster in Washington County with a direct request: Find out why so many youth in southwestern Pennsylvania have contracted the rare and deadly form of cancer, and whether it has anything to do with the natural gas industry.
Valent, who now lives in Beaver County, used to live in Cecil less than a mile from two other youth with Ewing's.… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 8, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news
Canon-Mac parents want deeper investigation of suspected childhood cancer cluster
Holding the funeral-home portrait of her son Curtis who died in 2011 from Ewing's sarcoma, Cindy Valent came to a hearing Monday night about the suspected cancer cluster in Washington County with a direct request: Find out why so many youth in southwestern Pennsylvania have contracted the rare and deadly form of cancer, and whether it has anything to do with the natural gas industry.
Valent, who now lives in Beaver County, used to live in Cecil less than a mile from two other youth with Ewing's.… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - October 8, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news
Hysterectomy Technique Tied to Poorer Uterine Cancer Outcomes
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 -- Uncontained power morcellation is associated with a higher mortality risk in women with occult uterine sarcoma, especially in those with occult leiomyosarcoma, according to a study published online Sept. 16 in the Journal of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 7, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Judge cancels court-ordered cancer surgery for girl, 13, after mom tried to treat her with CBD oil
An Oregon court canceled a surgery the state had ordered for Kylee Dixon, 13, of Wilsonville, to treat a rare liver cancer, undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma, which she was diagnosed with in 2018. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Texas boy, 10, battling a rare bone cancer walks just hours after having his leg amputated
Bryan Marquez, 10, from San Antonio, Texas, started having trouble walking and was limping. He was diagnosed this year with a rare bone cancer known as Ewing sarcoma. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Large-Defect Resurfacing: A Comparison of Skin Graft Results Large-Defect Resurfacing: A Comparison of Skin Graft Results
This study reports the clinical results of large skin grafts after sarcoma resection or traumatic injury repair.Wounds (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - September 11, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Chest X-Ray Favored for Lung Surveillance After High-Grade Soft Tissue Sarcoma Chest X-Ray Favored for Lung Surveillance After High-Grade Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Chest x-ray may be better than chest CT for lung surveillance after resection of high-grade soft-tissue sarcoma, according to findings from the U.S. Sarcoma Collaborative (USSC).Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - September 3, 2019 Category: Radiology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
New Hope for Advanced Sarcomas
New hope for advanced sarcomas
Naveed Saleh, MD, MS (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - August 9, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Naveed Saleh, MD, MS Source Type: news
' Most Confusing' Desmoid Tumors: Pazopanib Now an Option?'Most Confusing' Desmoid Tumors: Pazopanib Now an Option?
Several treatment options have been described for desmoid tumors, but none is approved. Now the French Sarcoma Group is adding pazopanib to the list, but this is premature, says an expert.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Epizyme Announces FDA Filing Acceptance of New Drug Application and Priority Review for Tazemetostat for the Treatment of Epithelioid Sarcoma
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 25, 2019-- Epizyme, Inc. (Nasdaq: EPZM), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel epigenetic therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications - July 25, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Global Aids Fight Running out of Steam, U.N. says
BANGLADESH: Dose of Vigilance Helps Manage HIV, AIDS DHAKA, Nov 3, 2010 (IPS) - It is one of the poorest countries in the world, has a low literacy rate, and is next door to at least two countries that have a considerable portion of their respective populations with HIV and AIDS. Yet even having a large migrant population has not made Bangladesh a hot spot for HIV and AIDS. http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=53443By James ReinlUNITED NATIONS, Jul 24 2019 (IPS) The global fight against Aids is floundering amid cash shortfalls and spikes in new HIV infections among marginalised groups in developing regions, Gunilla Carlsson,...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: James Reinl Tags: Development & Aid Featured Global Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Source Type: news
Researchers unveil experimental compound to block therapeutic target in blood cancer
(UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center) UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have discovered a hyperactive cell signal that contributes to tumor growth in primary effusion lymphoma, an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma caused by infection with the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (human herpesvirus-8). They also reported in the PNAS paper that they've developed an experimental therapeutic, UNC3810A, to block the signal and slow tumor growth. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 22, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Understanding sarcoma: from diagnosis to treatment
A cancer diagnosis can be scary and confusing, especially for a patient receiving a sarcoma diagnosis.
What is sarcoma?
Sarcoma is a rare cancer of the soft tissues and bone.
Most types of cancer originate in the epithelial linings that cover exposed surfaces of the body and have direct exposure to environmental toxins. Sarcomas, however, originate from cells or tissues that lie below these lini ngs in the muscle, bone, cartilage, fat, blood vessels, smooth muscle and skeletal muscles. Any type… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - June 30, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Dr. Kamal Ummed Source Type: news
Understanding sarcoma: from diagnosis to treatment
A cancer diagnosis can be scary and confusing, especially for a patient receiving a sarcoma diagnosis.
What is sarcoma?
Sarcoma is a rare cancer of the soft tissues and bone.
Most types of cancer originate in the epithelial linings that cover exposed surfaces of the body and have direct exposure to environmental toxins. Sarcomas, however, originate from cells or tissues that lie below these lini ngs in the muscle, bone, cartilage, fat, blood vessels, smooth muscle and skeletal muscles. Any type… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - June 30, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Dr. Kamal Ummed Source Type: news
