What is Cardiac Angiosarcoma?
One of the rarest of rare cancers, cardiac angiosarcoma is a tumor of the heart that has gained some notoriety because it caused the death of fashion designer Virgil Abloh…
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The Faces of Pediatric Cancer – Fernando Morales
Fernando Morales is a student athlete. Last year he was sidelined from the life he knew after he was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma. Now done with treatment Fernando is back…
ctDNA: Bringing ‘liquid biopsies’ to pediatric solid tumors
…detected and measured in patients with five of the most common pediatric solid tumors: Ewing sarcoma, osteosarcoma, neuroblastoma, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma and Wilms tumor. The scientists also found early correlations between…
Hope in the Shadow of Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
…five of the most common pediatric solid tumors: Ewing sarcoma, osteosarcoma, neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and Wilms tumor. Connecting the research dots to improve early cancer detection Crompton was also interested in…
Research Shines Spotlight on Risk of Morcellation Procedure in Hysterectomy
…A significant proportion of my practice is caring for women with uterine leiomyosarcoma, which, although uncommon, is the most common sarcoma of the uterus. Some of my patients have had…
Collaborating on a Cure for Pediatric Cancers
…growth; it’s a joy like no other.” Those valued—and valuable—connections have fueled Stegmaier’s cutting-edge research into new treatments for pediatric patients with leukemia, Ewing sarcoma, and neuroblastoma. “We have such…
Immunotherapy for Pediatric Solid Tumors: What’s New?
…A national study from the Children’s Oncology Group is studying nivolumab combined with another checkpoint blocker, ipilimumab, in pediatric solid tumors, including Ewing sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma. Knowing which patients or…
A Test, a Targeted Drug, and a Lengthened Life for Cancer Patient
…included cancers of the salivary gland, thyroid, colon, and lung; infantile fibrosarcoma; melanoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and other soft tissue sarcomas. Treatment with LOXO-101 shrank tumors in 75 to…
Life Interrupted: When cancer puts life on hold
…is young adults, about 1,500 per year. Ben O’Clair was one of them. He has Ewing Sarcoma, a rare cancer in which Ben O’Clair was 21 when diagnosed with Ewing…
Is Cancer Contagious?
…the risk of cancers associated with the virus. Infection by the hepatitis C virus can, if not treated, lead to liver cancer; and HIV-positive individuals infected by the Kaposi sarcoma-associated…
Bone Cancer in Children: What are the Latest Treatment Options?
…bone tumor such as osteosarcoma or Ewing sarcoma that occurs near the knee. In this procedure, surgeons remove the bottom of the thighbone, the knee, and the upper shinbone. Then…
What Are AIDS-Related Cancers?
…to as AIDS-related or AIDS-defining cancers – including Kaposi’s sarcoma, invasive cervical cancer, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. If a person with HIV is diagnosed with one of these cancers, it can…
5 Recent Advancements in Pediatric Cancer Treatment
…PhD, and Kimberly Stegmaier, MD, have explored similar mechanisms underlying Ewing sarcoma and synovial sarcoma. Kadoch, Stegmaier, Armstrong and colleagues have been selected for funding from the federal Cancer Moonshot…
Do Viruses Cause Cancer?
…person. HIV infection has been linked to a higher risk of Kaposi sarcoma, cervical cancer, and certain kinds of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. While there is no vaccine to prevent HIV infection,…
Cancer Diagnosis Leads to Nursing Career
…was fortunate to find an opening in Dana-Farber’s Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology, which ironically, is on the same floor where I was treated. In addition, I had worked…
Solving Puzzles with Cigall Kadoch
…sarcoma. Its fundamental cause had been unknown. Remarkably, she and Crabtree were the only authors of the paper: an impressive achievement for someone so junior. Read more: The Science of…
What Causes Bone Cancer?
…the original cancer from which the tumor cells have spread. Of the primary bone cancers, the most common are: Osteosarcoma, which mainly affects teenagers and children Ewing sarcoma, affecting mainly…