Archive for August, 2009

Researchers Uncover New Findings In Deadly Childhood Bone Cancer (The Inquisitr)

Salt Lake City, UT (AHN) – Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have shed new light on Ewing’s sarcoma, an often deadly bone cancer that typically afflicts children and young adults. Researchers found that patients with poor outcomes have tumors with high levels of a protein known as GSTM4, which may

New Hope For Deadly Childhood Bone Cancer (redOrbit)

Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah have shed new light on Ewing’s sarcoma, an often deadly bone cancer that typically afflicts children and young adults.

Spring Mill school honors students with cancer (The Indianapolis Star)

A Northside elementary school is honoring two students undergoing cancer treatments by hosting two blood drives.

Cancer researchers ID drug-blocking protein (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Some Ewing’s sarcoma patients have tumors that may resist chemotherapy, researchers at the Huntsman Cancer Institute have found, a discovery expected to lead to more personalized care.

New Cancer Drug Delivery System Is Effective and Reversible (PhysOrg)

For cancer drug developers, finding an agent that kills tumor cells is only part of the equation. The drug also must spare healthy cells, and ideally its effects will be reversible to cut short any potentially dangerous side effects





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