A study conducted at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital has identified mature nerve cells which can cause retinoblastoma, a form of eye cancer that normally strikes children under three years of age. The St Jude research team, led by Michael Dyer, PhD, arrived at their discovery by testing different populations of mice whose retinas lacked [...]

Researchers at Duke University’s Comprehensive Cancer Center have come up with a drug combination which may provide an effective treatment option for metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare and therapy-resistant form of cancer that originates in the colored part of the eye and spreads to other organs. The team’s promising drug duo consists of decitabine and [...]

The Swedish Cancer Institute (SCI) has announced plans to open a 22 million dollar Proton Beam Radiation Therapy (PBRT) treatment facility which will be the first one of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. PBRT is designed to target tumors that are in close proximity to critical body structures. It is currently used to treat [...]

CBS News offers this story about five-year-old eye cancer survivor Kyle Lograsso and his special talent for golf. YouTube Enclosure The HBO series Real Sports also ran a story on Kyle this month. Tags: retinoblastoma

According to a two-year study published in the June 2007 edition of Archives of Ophthamology, many patients facing the prospect of blindness due to radiation retinopathy may get to keep their sight longer by using a localized treatment of the well known cancer drug Avastin. Dr Paul T. Finger, Director of Ocular Tumor Services at [...]