Chordoma is a rare tumor characterized by poor prognosis, limited therapeutic options, and a high rate of recurrence. Despite advances in oncology, effective treatments for chordoma remain limited.

“Chordoma is a rare type of bone cancer,” Dr. Hari Deshpande, a Yale Cancer Center oncologist and researcher, tells Yahoo Life. “They are usually slow growing, but they can cause damage in the area ...

Little is known about the genetics and biology of chordoma, a rare and aggressive bone tumor. Chordomas occur in approximately one in a million people in the U.S. a year and only five percent of these ...

Dr. Jaclyn Biegel, Director, Center for Personalized Medicine, and her colleagues at CHLA found new classes of genetic causes associated with pediatric chordoma, a rare and lethal bone cancer. Little ...

Gary Sinise announced the January death of his only son, McCanna "Mac" Sinise, on his foundation's website Tuesday. (Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press) Gary Sinise's only son, McCanna "Mac" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gary Sinise announced the January death of his only son, McCanna "Mac" Sinise, on his foundation's website Tuesday. (Evan Agostini ...

Gary Sinise’s only son, McCanna “Mac” Sinise, died last month after a 5½-year fight with a rare bone cancer, the veterans activist and “Forrest Gump” actor announced Tuesday on his foundation’s ...