http://goldbamboo.com/ Sarcoma News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a222752.html Survivors of childhood cancers have a ninefold increased risk of developing a secondary sarcoma - a cancer of connective or supportive tissue such as bone, fat, or muscle - compared with the general population, according to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Treatments for childhood cancer have resulted in a current overall cure rate of over 70 percent. [click link for full article] Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a221950.html Survivors of childhood cancers have a ninefold increased risk of developing a secondary sarcoma -- a cancer of connective or supportive tissue such as bone, fat, or muscle -- compared with the general population, according to a study in the February 21 Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a212512.html Following kidney transplantation, some recipients may face a 3-fold increased risk of certain cancer types, according to a study in JAMA.Immune suppression after organ transplantation is associated with a markedly increased risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and Kaposi sarcoma. [click link for full article] Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a211101.html My friend Sylvia Stultz, who died of cancer in June, was a clinical psychologist whose passion was teaching social skills to autistic children. Until she became sick with a rare sarcoma, about two years ago, Sylvia ran therapeutic groups for such kids, helping them learn how to make friends, notice interpersonal cues and carry on ordinary conversations.... Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a206463.html Prague, Czech Republic: American researchers have found that giving acombination of imantanib (Glivec [1]) and a drug that induces cell death(apoptosis) was better at inhibiting the growth of Ewing's sarcoma in micethan either therapy on its own. [click link for full article] Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:00 EST