Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News From Medical News Today
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:00:30 +0100
Inherited Risk Factors For Childhood Leukemia Are More Common In Hispanic Patients
Hispanic children are more likely than those from other racial and ethnic backgrounds to be diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and are more likely to die of their disease. Work led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has pinpointed genetic factors behind the grim statistics...
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PST
Leukemia Cells Are "Bad To The Bone"
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have discovered new links between leukemia cells and cells involved in bone formation, offering a fresh perspective on how the blood cancer progresses and raising the possibility that therapies for bone disorders could help in the treatment of leukemia. The research, led by graduate student Benjamin J. Frisch in the James P...
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Removal And Storage Of Ovarian Tissue Enables Birth After Cancer Treatment
For the first time in Germany, a woman has given birth to a child after removal and preservation of tissue from one of her ovaries. This course of action was necessary to avoid infertility owing to chemo- and radiotherapy. Andreas Müller and his colleagues report the case in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012; 109[1-2]: 8-13)...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PST
A Leukemia Drug Kills Cancerous T-Cells While Sparing Normal Immunity
Leukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (L-CTCL) is a leukemia arising from T-cells, a type of white blood cell. This cancer can involve the skin and other organs, and patients often die within three years. Rachael A...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Breast Cancers And Leukemias Slowed By A Single Therapy
Targeting a single protein can help fight both breast cancers and leukemias, according to two reports published online in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The single protein is HSP90, which acts as a chaperone to protect other proteins in the cell...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:00:00 PST
Quality Of Life Issues For Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Although significant progress has been made in treating chronic myeloid leukemia, the disease cannot yet be eliminated in all patients, and that challenge must be addressed, states a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).). Likening the journey to find a cure for chronic myeloid leukemia as a marathon, cancer expert Dr...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
Inherited Mutation Links Exploding Chromosomes To Cancer
An inherited mutation in a gene known as the guardian of the genome is likely the link between exploding chromosomes and some particularly aggressive types of cancer, scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) and the University Hospital, all in Heidelberg, Germany, have discovered...
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
In Acute Myeloid Leukemia Study Pinpoints And Plugs Mechanism Of Cancer Cell Escape
A study published this week in the journal Leukemia identifies a mechanism that acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells use to evade chemotherapy - and details how to close this escape route...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
Potential New Approach For Treating Graft-Versus-Host-Disease Provided By Natural Enzyme
A natural enzyme derived from human blood plasma showed potential in significantly reducing the effects of graft-vs.-host disease, a common and deadly side effect of lifesaving bone marrow transplants. Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center looked at the drug alpha-1-antitrypsin, which is approved by the U.S...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
New Achilles Heel In Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Identified By Cell Death Researchers
Melbourne researchers have discovered that acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer with poor prognosis, may be susceptible to medications that target a protein called Mcl-1...
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PST
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