- Jul 13, 2020
Scientists discover way to stop spread of devastating childhood cancer
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Manchester have made an important breakthrough that could lead to "kinder"...
- Mar 19, 2020
NIH study provides genetic insights into osteosarcoma in children
A study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, offers new insight into genetic...
- Jan 26, 2016
DNA imprinting defects associated with childhood osteosarcoma development and progression
Children diagnosed with osteosarcoma may be impacted by a DNA imprinting defect also found in parents, according to new research from the...
- Jul 6, 2015
Protein implicated in osteosarcoma's spread acts as air traffic controller
The investigation of a simple protein has uncovered its uniquely complicated role in the spread of the childhood cancer, osteosarcoma. It...
- Apr 5, 2014
Tumor suppressor gene TP53 mutated in 90 percent of most common childhood bone tumor
The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital—Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project found mutations in the tumor suppressor...
- Mar 15, 2013
Novel backpack system helps teen with bone cancer avoid hospital stays
Yusuf Hirji, 16, has been spared hundreds of hours in a Sick Kids bed, thanks to back-carried gear that flushes chemo drugs from his...
- Jun 25, 2012
Celebrex-Derived Drug Targets Common Childhood Bone Tumor
Newswise — Jiayuh Lin, PhD, and colleagues at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have developed a drug to target the most common cancerous...