Receptor Helps Target Osteosarcoma
Discovery May Aid Treatment of Bone Cancer
Targeting a cell receptor known to play a part in the spread of cancer to the bones may enable chemotherapy drugs to be delivered directly to the cells of osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer.
Investigators at M. D. Anderson reported results of the study in the March 1 issue of Cancer Research. Read more about this news in osteosarcoma treatment
Breast Cancer Risk Remains in Pregnancy
Postponing Treatment May Increase Danger
Young women who diagnosed with breast cancer during pregnancy or within one year of giving birth are similar to other women when it comes to survival or chances of the cancer returning or spreading.
However, their cancers are more likely to be diagnosed in advanced stages, and pregnancy may prompt them to put off treatment.
The retrospective study compared young women with pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) while pregnant or within one year of giving birth. Researchers at M. D. Anderson published the findings in the March 15 issue of the journal Cancer. Read more about this news in Breast Cancer Risk
Trials Test Drugs for Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Participants Needed for Studies
Researchers at M. D. Anderson are conducting two separate Phase II trials on targeted therapies as potential treatments for relapsed Hodgkin's lymphoma. Read more about this Hodgkin's lymphoma clinical trial
Cancer Newsline... This Month in Cancer News - May 2009
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