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May is Brain Tumor Awareness M ... by Jen Patient Expert

Posted Sun 02 May 2010 3:46pm May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month! Owen was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, which is an aggressive tumor of the brain and spine. Read on »

BRCA2 not just for adults! by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 6:18pm of Medulloblastomas. These tumors account for 1/5 th of childhood brain tumors. When BRCA 2 function is impaired (as is the case in breast and ovarian cancers) the mice studied developed medulloblastomas. The Gene Sherpa Says: The jury's still out. It makes sense to me that this gene is involved in medulloblastoma. Especially because this gene is involved in Fanconi Read on »

“Gene Mutation Linked To Poor … by Matthew Z. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 24 Feb 2010 6:17am “Gene Mutation Linked To Poor Survival in Children With Medulloblastoma”. This is what I was Dx with in 1995. # YPGCBTF Read on »

Seeking Better Treatments for Brain Tumors in Children by Cancer.gov Posted Tue 25 Jan 2011 12:00am Seeking Better Treatments for Brain Tumors in Children Imaging study of a 6-year-old girl with medulloblastoma [ Click... most cases of medulloblastoma , the most common malignant brain tumor in children, but radiation and chemotherapy can cause cognitive deficits in young survivors and lead Read on »

Gene Scan Shows Childhood Brain Cancer Is Different by Medline Plus Posted Thu 16 Dec 2010 6:20pm , researchers reported on Thursday. The study of medulloblastoma, the most common type of brain cancer in children, also turned up some new mutations..., the hope is that it may be easier to use the information to develop new therapies for them." Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain Read on »

Gene Mutations That Cause Childhood Brain Cancer Identified by Matthew Z. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 09 Mar 2009 3:13pm Researchers funded by the Canadian Cancer Society have discovered eight similar genes that, when mutated, appear to be responsible for medulloblastoma – the most common of childhood brain cancers. The findings are published March 8 in the online edition of the journal Nature Genetics.read more | digg story Read on »

Study Shows Child Brain Tumor Is Really Two Cancers by Medline Plus Posted Wed 08 Dec 2010 3:15pm . The cancer, called medulloblastoma, is usually curable but children can suffer lifetime effects from treatment, which can include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation..., Tennessee, and an international team of colleagues found. "Ten years ago, medulloblastoma was regarded as a single disease, and all children Read on »

Owen was diagnosed with medu ... by Jen Patient Expert

Posted Mon 05 Apr 2010 6:37pm Owen was diagnosed with medulloblastoma in April of 2007...Medulloblastoma. Something I had never heard of or would have ever dreamed about having to know about, let alone... other awful words. However, cancer, medulloblastoma, also taught us about hearts and hugs and finding happiness in everything, in every day. As with any mother of an angel, I Read on »

Pediatric Brain Tumor Traced To Normal Cells Gone Bad by Kathy S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 14 Aug 2008 10:06am An aggressive childhood brain tumor known as medulloblastoma originates in normal brain “stem” cells that turn malignant when acted on by a known mutant, cancer-causing...: more mature cells which become neurons and do not have “stem” cell properties. The findings hint at potential new treatment approaches for medulloblastoma by targeting Read on »

Rhadoid Tumor Predisposition Syndrome: A recently defined genetic syndrome by Dr. Brian M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 19 Jan 2009 1:19am

1 Comment in the setting of RTPS. Other tumors that have also been reported in association with this syndrome include: medulloblastoma, choroid plexus carcinoma, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors Read on »

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