http://goldbamboo.com/ Retinoblastoma News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a214185.html A study in the January 3 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute quantifies the risk of hereditary retinoblastoma survivors developing specific subtypes of soft tissue sarcomas and finds that this risk persists for decades after the original retinoblastoma diagnosis. The findings emphasize the importance of regular medical surveillance for these patients, the authors say. [click link for full article] Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a215067.html An important cancer-related gene may play a critical role in the development of the placenta, the organ that controls nutrient and oxygen exchange between a mother and her fetus during pregnancy, and perhaps in miscarriages. Those conclusions come from a new study of the retinoblastoma (Rb) gene in mice. In humans, this gene, when mutated, raises the risk of a rare cancer of the eye called retinoblastoma. Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a215093.html An important cancer-related gene may play a critical role in the development of the placenta, the organ that controls nutrient and oxygen exchange between a mother and her fetus during pregnancy, and perhaps in miscarriages.Those conclusions come from a new study of the retinoblastoma (Rb) gene in mice. [click link for full article] Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a204967.html Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have demonstrated in a mouse model a new, locally applied treatment for the eye cancer retinoblastoma that not only greatly reduces the size of the tumor, but does so without causing the side effects common with standard chemotherapy. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 04:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a204814.html Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have demonstrated in a mouse model a new, locally applied treatment for the eye cancer retinoblastoma that not only greatly reduces the size of the tumor, but does so without causing the side effects common with standard chemotherapy. [click link for full article] Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:00 EST