News articles tagged with 'leukaemia'
Tracking down the origin of leukaemia relapse
— 4 Apr 2011 18:30 | HealthThe cancer cells that reign during relapses of an aggressive human leukaemia are different from those that dominated the original disease, according to a paper published online on April…
DNA of 50 breast cancer patients decoded
— 3 Apr 2011 12:02 | HealthIn the single largest cancer genomics investigation reported to date, scientists have sequenced the whole genomes of tumours from 50 breast cancer patients and compared them to the…
UCSF researchers identify promising new treatment for childhood leukaemia
— 31 Mar 2011 14:54 | HealthAn experimental drug lessens symptoms of a rare form of childhood leukaemia and offers significant insight into the cellular development of the disease, according to findings from a…
When leukaemia returns, gene that mediates response to key drug often mutated
— 10 Mar 2011 18:35 | HealthDespite dramatically improved survival rates for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), relapse remains a leading cause of death from the disease. Work led by St. Jude Children's…
A small subset of normal white blood cells gives rise to a rare leukaemia, study shows
— 2 Mar 2011 13:44 | HealthNew research has identified a small subset of normal white blood cells in the body that gives rise to a rare incurable form of leukaemia…
Rituximab and fludarabine produce long-term remissions in CLL
— 26 Feb 2011 17:54 | HealthNew research shows that a less-toxic combination of a targeted immune-based drug and a chemotherapy drug can produce long-term remissions in some chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients.…
Nanotechnology may lead to new treatment of liver cancer
— 22 Feb 2011 23:39 | HealthNanotechnology may open a new door on the treatment of liver cancer, according to a team of Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They used molecular-sized bubbles filled with…
Experts urge even greater caution in use of X-rays during pregnancy and infancy
— 11 Feb 2011 16:18 | HealthClinicians should be careful about using x-rays on pregnant women and infants because of the potential for a slight increase in the risk of children developing cancer, concludes a new…
Native American ancestry linked to greater risk of relapse in young leukaemia patients
— 7 Feb 2011 15:10 | HealthThe first genome-wide study to demonstrate an inherited genetic basis for racial and ethnic disparities in cancer survival linked Native American ancestry with an increased risk of…
New induced stem cells may unmask cancer at earliest stage
— 4 Feb 2011 16:34 | HealthBy coaxing healthy and diseased human bone marrow to become embryonic-like stem cells, a team of Wisconsin scientists has laid the groundwork for observing the onset of the blood cancer…