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- Pituitary Tumors Information Page
Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths found in the pituitary gland, a small organ--about the size of a dime and located in the center of the brain--which makes hormones that affect growth and the functions of other glands in the body. Most pituitary tumors are benign, which means they are non-cancerous, grow slowly and do not spread to other parts of the body. A pituitary tumor may make the pituitary gland produce too many hormones, which can cause other problems in the body. Tumors that make...
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Wilms' Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors
If your child has Stage I Wilmss tumor or anaplastic cancer, your childs treatment will probably be surgery to remove the kidney and some of the lymph nodes near the kidney followed by chemotherapy. Your childs treatment depends on the histology of the cancer. If your child has a favorable histology tumor, your childs treatment will probably be surgery to remove the kidney and some of the lymph nodes near the kidney followed by chemotherapy. If your child has an unfavorable histology tumor...
National Cancer Institute
- From Family Stress to Family Strengths
Clemson Extension Lesson 5 Sometimes a family is like a circuit box. When too many things go wrong, the circuits overload and throw a breaker. Here is a quick activity to see how much stress your family is loading on the circuits. Simply write in each slot something that is causing stress in your family. Then read on to learn more about family stress, how families can cope with stress, and ways to bring out the strengths of your family. Benjamin Franklin said the only things a person can be...
National Ag Safety Database
- Brain and Spinal Tumors Information Page
Brain and spinal cord tumors are abnormal growths of tissue found inside the skull or the bony spinal column, which are the primary components of the central nervous system (CNS). Benign tumors are noncancerous, and malignant tumors are cancerous. The CNS is housed within rigid, bony quarters (i.e., the skull and spinal column), so any abnormal growth, whether benign or malignant, can place pressure on sensitive tissues and impair function. Tumors that originate in the brain or spinal cord are...
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment
Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery to remove the cancer.Surgery with radiation therapy, before or after the surgery.High-dose radiation therapy followed by surgery and radiation therapy. If cancer is found in the head or neck or in the abdomen or chest, treatment may be one of the following: Surgery to remove the cancer possibly followed by radiation therapy. Radiation therapy followed by surgery.Radiation therapy. Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery to remove the...
National Cancer Institute
Organizations
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- Sarcoma Foundation of America - http://www.curesarcoma.org/
- Family Friends - http://www.family-friends.org/
- VHL Family Alliance - http://www.vhl.org
- Family Ties Project -
- Family Caregiver Alliance - http://www.caregiver.org/
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- Study finds drug helps brain tumors
MSNBC - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:06 EST
- Study finds drug Avastin helps brain tumors
Reuters - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:26 EST
- Colon Cancer Risk: It's Often All In The Family
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Researchers Wake Up Viruses Inside Tumors To Image And Then Destroy Cancers
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Freezing Kidney Tumors Effective And Less Expensive Than Laparoscopy
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
Clinical Trials
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- Combination Chemotherapy Plus Surgery and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Ewing's Sarcoma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002516 - Active, not recruiting
metastatic tumors of the Ewing's family; localized tumors of the Ewing's family
- Diagnostic Study of Tumor Characteristics in Patients With Ewing's Sarcoma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00048984 - Recruiting
localized tumors of the Ewing's family; metastatic tumors of the Ewing's family; recurrent tumors of the Ewing's family
- Bortezomib in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Sarcoma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00027716 - Active, not recruiting
adult soft tissue sarcoma; metastatic osteosarcoma; metastatic tumors of the Ewing's family; Osteosarcoma; tumors of the Ewing's family
- A Phase 2 Study of AMG 479 in Relapsed or Refractory Ewing's Family Tumor and Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00563680 - Recruiting
Askin's Tumors; Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors; Estraosseous Ewing's Tumor; Ewing's Family Tumor; Ewing's Sarcoma; Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors (PNETs); Sarcoma
- Exatecan Mesylate in Treating Patients With Ewing's Sarcoma, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, or Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00055952 - Active, not recruiting
Ewing's family of tumors; childhood soft tissue sarcoma

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