Scientists link genetic glitches to common childhood cancer Aug 18, 2009
GAINESVILLE A multicenter team of childhood cancer researchers has discovered two genetic variations linked to an increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL, the most common childhood cancer in the United States. Because these genetic glitches point to a specific subtype of the disease, identifying them in children who already have leukemia could improve treatment, says University of Florida researcher Meenakshi Devidas, Ph ... To identify these genetic variations, the researchers... (EurekAlert!)
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Memorials also may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202. More Stories from Obituaries. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Are We Finally Winning the 'War on Cancer?' Aug 15, 2009
In childhood cancers, advances in treatments for leukemia and lymphoma mean many more people can survive cancers that were once considered a death sentence. The 5-year survival rates for all childhood cancers combined increased from 58. (Fox News)
Cancer deaths declining, especially among young Aug 15, 2009
The difference likely reflects early advances in cancer treatment affecting malignancies, such as childhood leukemia, seen in younger people ... The authors pointed to successful chemotherapy regimens for childhood leukemias, then in lymphomas and testicular cancers of early adulthood. (USA Today -- News)
Study Traces Steady Declines in U.S. Cancer Deaths Aug 15, 2009
In childhood cancers, advances in treatments for leukemia and lymphoma mean many more people can survive cancers that were once considered a death sentence. And better screening for cancers that occur in older age, such as mammography in breast cancer and colonoscopy for colon cancer are spotting cancers at an earlier stage, when they are easier to treat. (MEDLINEplus)
Cancer Mortality Rates Experience Steady Decline: Conventional Method May Underreport Declining Death Rate For All Age Groups Aug 15, 2009
In childhood cancer particularly, we re able to do amazing things with leukemia and lymphoma that used to be a death sentence but now we are curing many of these cancers, Severson said. This study focuses on an aspect that has been overlooked in determining whether we ve had a significant impact on cancer mortality, said George Vande Woude, Ph. (Science Daily)
Cancer Death Rates Keep Falling Aug 14, 2009
"In childhood cancer particularly, we're able to do amazing things with leukemia and lymphoma that used to be a death sentence, but now we are curing many of these cancers," Richard Severson, a cancer epidemiologist at Wayne State University, said. However, cancer will surpass heart disease as a cause of death in 2010, statistics show, because while both heart disease and cancer have been declining, heart disease mortality rates have been declining much more rapidly. (Click2Houston, TX)
Karmanos' Chief Cancer Surveillance Researcher Discusses Study on Decreased Cancer Mortality Rates Aug 13, 2009
"The areas where we have made our greatest outcomes in treatment are in breast cancer and childhood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma.". Dr. Graff noted that the combination of earlier detection, prevention and better treatments have decreased death rates most significantly in men with prostate, lung and colorectal cancers. (PR Newswire)
Nate Silver on health care Aug 12, 2009
"That makes no sense what-so-ever. Life expectancy is not affected by overall population size. While it's true that many of the most populous countries have lower life expectancies than the U.S. -- or the U.K., for that matter -- that's mainly because the overall standard of living or level of development is lower (e.g., China, India, Russia). But some populous countries do alright for themselves and life expectancy is increasing, such as Brazil.Japan, on the other hand, has signifiantly better... (Harper's Magazine)
Childhood Cancer Treatment May Raise Diabetes Risk Aug 12, 2009
For those treated with total body radiation -- a treatment often used before bone marrow transplants to treat childhood leukemia -- the diabetes risk was more than seven times greater. Cancer survivors already have higher risks of heart and kidney disease. (MEDLINEplus)
Levine Hospital gets $500K Aug 12, 2009
The center treats patients with brain tumors, kidney cancer, bone and soft-tissue tumors, lymphoma and leukemia. The program most recently added neuro-oncology services and blood and marrow transplants. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Decoding Leukemia Patient Genome Leads Scientists To Mutations In Other Patients Aug 7, 2009
Reporting online Aug. 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine, the scientists have sequenced the genome of a second patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), discovering a suite of genetic changes in the cancer cells. Their research has revealed that one of these mutations also is common in certain brain tumors called gliomas and that another occurred in a second patient with the same type of leukemia ... Neither mutation had been previously linked to leukemia. (Science Daily)
Ark. clinic opens for adult Down syndrome patients Aug 5, 2009
Among the physical ailments common to those with Down syndrome are congenital heart defects, respiratory and hearing problems, thyroid conditions, Alzheimer's disease and childhood leukemia, according to the society. Advances in treatments for those illnesses have helped increase the life span of people with Down syndrome. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Common Household Pesticides Linked To Childhood Cancer Cases In Washington Area Aug 5, 2009
4, 2009) A new study by researchers at the Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center finds a higher level of common household pesticides in the urine of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a cancer that develops most commonly between three and seven years of age ... 9, 2004) A new study suggests that eating more vegetables, fruit and protein before pregnancy may lower the risk of having a child who develops leukemia, the most common childhood cancer in the United. (Science Daily)
Shining a different light Aug 3, 2009
Davis said her corneas are damaged after complications from a stem-cell transplant in 2003 to treat leukemia. Davis felt for raised dots around the stove dial to set the temperature. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
After battling leukemia, Cohasset girl now gets a chance at childhood Aug 3, 2009
Except for the word survivor on the back of her bright purple T-shirt, you would never guess that Lydia Vigneau fought and won a battle with leukemia ... Lydia had acute lymphocytic leukemia a type of cancer often developed by children, but one of the most treatable kinds ... Young leukemia survivors are 26 times more likely than other children to develop some form of cancer later in life. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Pesticide linked to leukemia Aug 2, 2009
BEIJING, Aug.2 -- Patients with childhood leukemia have elevated levels of household pesticides in their urine, according to a new study by the Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The researchers compared urine samples from 41 pairs each of children with ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) and their mothers with healthy children and their moms. (Xinhuanet, China)
Holliston accepts the Pan-Mass challenge Jul 31, 2009
During the 16 months that Timmy so courageously underwent treatment for acute myeloid leukemia, he spent lots of time at the Jimmy Fund ... A: I am riding in honor and memory of my son, Timothy, who died on Sept.9 from acute myeloid leukemia ... A: I've run the Boston Marathon three times as a charity runner for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. (Holliston Tab, MA)
New Drug For Children With High-risk Leukemia Jul 31, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 30, 2009) Each year, approximately 4,500 children in America are diagnosed with leukemia, according to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society ... "Modern medicine can cure eight out of 10 cases of childhood leukemia, so parents can still be hopeful when they hear a diagnosis," says Dr. Shai Izraeli of Tel Aviv University's Sackler School of Medicine and Sheba Medical Center ... Based on the successful results of this research a drug that is already in clinical trials for a blood... (Science Daily)
Comprehensive Look At Rare Leukemia Finds Relatively Few Genetic Changes Launch Disease Jul 30, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 29, 2009) The most comprehensive analysis yet of the genome of childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) found only a few mistakes in the genetic blueprint, suggesting the cancer arises from just a handful of missteps, according to new findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ... AML accounts for about 20 percent of childhood leukemia ... For this study, researchers analyzed leukemia cells from 111 St. Jude AML patients representing the seven most common subtypes of... (Science Daily)
Household Pesticides Linked to Childhood Cancers Jul 30, 2009
A new study by researchers at the Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center finds a higher level of common household pesticides in the urine of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a cancer that develops most commonly between three and seven years of age. The findings are published in the August issue of the journal Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. (Newsmax)
Possible Association Between Agent Orange Exposure And Increased Risk Of Developing Ischemic Heart Disease Or Parkinson's Disease For Vietnam Veterans Jul 27, 2009
In response to a request for clarification by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the committee also affirmed that hairy cell leukemia is in the same category as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and lymphomas. Previous reviews in the series found sufficient evidence to state that there is an association between herbicide exposure and increased risk for CLL and lymphomas. (Science Daily)
Crain, youth cancer survivor, wins scholarship Jul 27, 2009
Crain was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on Feb. 3, 1999 ... Her treatments quickly ensued the diagnosis, and since acute lymphoblastic leukemia targets the blood and bones, it felt like it was attacking her entire body. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Riding in the Pan-Mass Challenge for those who will follow Jul 24, 2009
Ten years earlier, on Sept. 11, 1998, I was diagnosed with leukemia ... The type of cancer I had, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, is the most common type of childhood cancer, and my doctors knew how to attack it ... We didn t talk about leukemia but knowing he survived cancer made me feel better. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
First Molecular Steps To Childhood Leukemia Identified Jul 17, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 16, 2009) A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based research team has identified how a chromosomal abnormality known to be associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) the most common cancer in children initiates the disease process. In the July issue of Cell Stem Cell, they describe how expression of this mutation in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which usually occurs before birth, leads to the development of leukemia many years later ... "Based on their longevity,... (Science Daily)
MGH study identifies first molecular steps to childhood leukemia Jul 16, 2009
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-based research team has identified how a chromosomal abnormality known to be associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) the most common cancer in children initiates the disease process. In the July issue of Cell Stem Cell, they describe how expression of this mutation in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which usually occurs before birth, leads to the development of leukemia many years later ... "Based on their longevity, it had been assumed but... (EurekAlert!)
Ask Permission To Use Newborn Data, Parents Say Jul 16, 2009
Realizing the samples collective value, researchers are beginning to use them to study the origins of childhood leukemia and toxin exposures in utero, and see potential for other beneficial research as well. Prior to this study, there was some debate about whether or not parents supported the idea of using the data for research, and whether they wanted their permission to be asked. (Science Daily)
Could childhood chemo cause heart problems for an adult? Jul 16, 2009
My husband had childhood leukemia, and his ejection fraction [the capacity at which the heart is pumping] has steadily declined over the last few years, the most recent results showed 39 percent, apparently as a result of the chemo he received. What treatments or medications are available for this. (CNN -- Health)
Study: childhood cancer risk rises with mother's age Jul 15, 2009
Types of cancers most often affecting children include leukemia, lymphoma, central nervous system tumor, neuroblastoma, Wilms' tumor, bone cancer, and soft tissue sarcoma. For this population-based case-control study, Spector and Johnson used information from birth registry records in New York, Washington, Minnesota, Texas, and California. (Xinhuanet, China)
Breastfeeding for the Working Mom Jul 11, 2009
The AAP also states that breastfeeding lowers the risk of many illnesses in babies and mothers, including asthma, childhood leukemia, and breast cancer for the mothers. Studies have also proven that breastfed premature babies have shown significant growth and progress beyond that of their formula-fed counterparts. (Suite101.com)
Letters to the editor Jul 8, 2009
Although Bright Happy Power was born out of a great loss 9-year-old Jessie Doktor died due to leukemia in 2007 this charitable foundation is now helping other children and families. Thank you to everyone who participated and made it possible. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Some accuse Jan R. Schlichtmann, a Beverly lawyer, of uncivil actions Jul 6, 2009
He is still frequently identified in news stories as the obsessed personal-injury lawyer who represented families of childhood leukemia victims in the Woburn case, an association he only reinforced in a recent interview by repeatedly referring to bittersweet memories of the dispute and its humbling lessons. But if people thought Schlichtmann might mellow after being immortalized in Jonathan Harr s classic piece of reporting and the movie of the same name, forget about it. (Boston Globe)
Fallon Cancer Cluster Jul 5, 2009
Frustrated families of leukemia sufferers look everywhere for answers ... Floyd Sands, whose daughter died of leukemia last year, says not enough is being done to find out why 16 children with ties to the Fallon area have come down with the disease ... Sixteen children who live or once lived in Fallon, a town of 7,500 people, have been diagnosed with leukemia. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
A bullet in darkness Jul 5, 2009
Another lost a daughter to leukemia. Two have been diagnosed with breast cancer. (Boston Globe)
Washington Convention Center Authority and Centerplate/NBSE Welcome French Master Chef Philippe Chin to Its Culinary Team Jun 27, 2009
Chef Chin oversees a team of four executive chefs, two sous chefs and over 60 other kitchen members crafting menus for the Center's upcoming special events including the Association of the United States Army George Marshall Dinner, the Congressional Black Caucus, Human Rights Campaign, and the Leukemia Ball. About the Washington Convention Center Authority (WCCA). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Michael Jackson: The Death of Peter Pan Jun 26, 2009
The boy who brought the complaint against Jackson that went to trial met him after undergoing chemotherapy treatments for leukemia as a 10 year old. Perhaps we should forget Peter Pan for the moment, and remember that Jackson told Winfrey of his kinship with another outsider, John Merrick, that sweet-souled, tragically deformed creature known as the Elephant Man. (Time.com)
Cranes bless cyclists Jun 23, 2009
The ride raised money for the Bright Happy Power charity, which friends and family founded in memory of the late Jessica Doktor, who died at 9 from childhood leukemia. Sixty-eight cyclists raised an estimated $6,000 for Bright Happy Power. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Glen Paul Miller, 74 Jun 17, 2009
formerly of Wahpeton, N.D., died Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at OHSU due to complications from Acute Mylo Leukemia. Funeral mass will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 17 at St. Mary s Catholic Church, Albany, with concluding graveside services at 1:30 p.m. at Willamette Memorial Park. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Spotted®: The focus is on you! Jun 6, 2009
Pennies for Patients: Students at Clarke Middle School had a ;Stuck for a Buck; event as part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society;s Pennies for Patients Campaign ... The students raised $600 in less than one month to help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society find cures for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin;s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Pittsburgh Marathon: Along the way, an audience of friends, family and even pets (Yesterday) May 5, 2009
That was the case with the family of Eileen Stanford, 46, of Baldwin-Whitehall, who ran the half-marathon and raised $1,500 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training. "This is called true love, getting [us] out of bed at 4:45," said her sister, Sue Gilbert of Whitehall, who joined Mrs. Stanford's husband, Don Stanford, son Brett, mother Patricia Murray, and two other sisters, Kathy Griener and Debby Recher, to see her off. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
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Food and Dining Briefs for April 16 : North County Times - Californian 04-16-2009. Encinitas farmers market opens: The new Encinitas Farmers Market, Food, Craft and Community Fair opens Sunday and will run from 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays at Flora Vista Elementary School, 1690 Wandering Road. (North County Times)
Food and Dining Briefs for March 19 Mar 19, 2009
Quarter Kitchen gets new chef, menu: The upscale corner restaurant at the Ivy Hotel in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter has a new dinner menu developed by its new executive chef Nathan Coulon. Coulon has been sous-chef at Quarter Kitchen since the restaurant and hotel opened in 2007. (North County Times)
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Vikings Childrens Fund celebrates 30 years Feb 8, 2009
At the time, the survival rate for childhood leukemia was about 20 percent. Now its about 85 percent. (VikingUpdate.com)
