Babies of U.S. Born Latinas More Likely to Develop Retinoblastoma

"In a large epidemiologic study, researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center found that the children of U.S.-born Latina women are at higher risk of having retinoblastoma, a malignant tumor of the retina which typically occurs in children under six." That's the lead of a report from Medical News Today. Read more.

New Treatment Option for Retinoblastoma

Retinoblastoma

"A research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has identified a potential new target for treatment of the childhood eye tumor retinoblastoma," reports MedicalNewsToday. "Their work also settles a scientific debate by showing the cancer's cellular origins are as scrambled as the developmental pathways at work in the tumor." Read more.