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New Hope for Deadly Childhood Bone Cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have shed new light on Ewing’s sarcoma, an often deadly bone cancer that typically afflicts children and young adults. Their research ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Limb-sparing surgery may not provide better quality of life than amputation for bone cancer patients

Limb-sparing surgery, which has been taking the place of amputation for bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the lower limb in recent years, may not provide much or even any additional benefit to patients according to a new review. ...

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify new drug target for Kaposi's sarcoma

UCSF researchers have identified a new potential drug target for the herpes virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma, re-opening the possibility of using the class of drugs called protease inhibitors against the full herpes family ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers find childhood cancer risk rises with mother's age

Research from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota indicates that a baby born to an older mother may have a slightly increased risk for many of the cancers that occur during childhood.

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created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Caucasians are at higher risk of developing Ewing's sarcoma than other races

The largest analysis of its kind has found that Caucasians are much more likely than people in other racial/ethnic groups to develop a rare bone and soft tissue cancer called Ewing's sarcoma. In addition, among Caucasians ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A potent and selective anti-tumor agent on human gastric adenocarcinoma

Previous studies on shikonin, a chemical derived from the Chinese medicinal herb had anti-tumor effects although it was found to be toxic. However, an acetyl derivative, acetylshikonin had less toxicity and prevented the ...

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created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0