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Cancer 'decoy' shows potential for breast cancer treatment

A small, implantable device that researchers are calling a cancer “super-attractor” could eventually give doctors an early warning of relapse in breast cancer patients and even slow the disease’s spread to other organs in the body.

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Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors

Chronic Conditions and Utility-Based Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors
Yeh, Jennifer M., et al. "Chronic Conditions and Utility-Based Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors." Journal of the National Cancer Institute 108.9 (2016): djw046.

Sarcoma Survivorship Clinic

 

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Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Symptoms

Hodgkin Lymphoma Symptoms

The most common symptom is enlargement of one or more lymph nodes, causing a lump or bump under the skin which is usually not painful.

Other symptoms can include:

  • fever that doesn’t go away
  • drenching night sweats that often require changing bed sheets or night clothes
  • unexplained weight loss.
  • Severe and constant itching can be another symptom of Hodgkin disease.

However, very early in the disease, many people with Hodgkin disease may not have any symptoms.

Non-Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk Factors

Hodgkin Lymphoma

Age
Getting older is a strong risk factor for lymphoma overall, with most cases occurring in people in their 60s or older. But some types of lymphoma are more common in younger people.

Gender
Overall, the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is higher in men than in women, but there are certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that are more common in women. The reasons for this are not known.

A Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Survivor Story

Linda, a uterine leiomyosarcoma survivor shares her story

How did you discover that you had sarcoma?

I had a vaginal hysterectomy in 1992 in Houston, where we lived, and soon after, I felt a lump in my abdomen that was suspected fibroids. When I had surgery to remove them in 1995, the surgeon found fibroids as well as a tumor in my pelvis. The tumor was a surprise and turned out to be uterine leiomyosarcoma. The surgeon referred me to University of Texas-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

An Osteogenic Sarcoma Survivor Story

 

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Genetic landscape can impact treatment for children with rare, aggressive cancer

For children with rare, aggressive and advanced cancer, precision medicine may help doctors determine their best treatment options, a new study finds. Using information from a patient’s entire genome helped suggest personalized treatment options for nearly half of children with cancer, and led to specific treatment changes in a quarter of these patients.

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