Stem Cells May Explain Why Rare Inherited Tumor in Kids Is So Aggressive
For some people with NF1, their tumors may become cancerous, including a type of sarcoma called malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor...
Jun 17, 2021
Optic nerve firing may spark growth of vision-threatening childhood tumor
In a study of mice, researchers showed how the act of seeing light may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in young children...
Jun 7, 2021
New clues identified in childhood cancer syndrome
Children with the inherited cancer syndrome neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are prone to developing brain and nerve tumors as well as...
Mar 30, 2016