Oncology & Cancer
Making glioblastoma more vulnerable to treatment
In the tough war against glioblastoma, scientists are taking a cue from viruses on how to make the aggressive cancer more vulnerable to treatment.
Nov 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Specific alterations in BRAF gene may affect response to treatment and survival in adult brain cancers
Researchers have identified a range of genetic alterations in glioma brain cancers that will help them to understand how different mutations in one particular gene interact with other gene alterations and which ones are more ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Safety and efficacy of intraventicular immunovirotherapy with oncolytic HSV-1 for CNS cancers
Metastatic or leptomeningeal disease (LMD), the spreading of a brain cancer to the meninges, is a devastating cancer complication that does not respond well to conventional therapies. While researchers can directly inoculate ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Individuals with inflammatory breast cancer at higher risk of cancer spread to the brain
New research indicates that among individuals with breast cancer, those with a rare subtype called inflammatory breast cancer face a higher risk that their cancer will spread, or metastasize, to the brain. The study is published ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Pediatric brain cancer is rare. A doctor explains why some kids are more vulnerable than others
The odds that a doctor will diagnose your child with pediatric cancer are slim, and the chances of a brain cancer diagnosis are even smaller.
Sep 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Biosensor detects brain tumors with less than a drop of blood
Despite significant advances, mortality from brain tumors remains high with five-year survival rates of 36%, according to the National Cancer Institute. More accurate diagnoses might improve the situation, but tissue biopsies ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Pediatric early warning systems for children with cancer a success in Latin American Hospitals
Pediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS)—bedside tools used by nurses to assess the health of hospitalized children and identify urgent medical issues—are not widely used in resource-limited hospitals, in part due to challenges ...
Sep 26, 2022
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Medical research
Experimental brain cancer drug fast tracked in clinical trials
An experimental drug being trialed for advanced solid tumors, including the most aggressive brain cancer—glioblastoma—has passed the first phase with flying colors, raising hopes for an effective new treatment.
Sep 23, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Deciphering the mechanism that enables skin cancer to metastasize to the brain and inhibiting its spread by 80%
Researchers from Tel Aviv University deciphered, for the first time, a mechanism that enables skin cancer to metastasize to the brain and managed to delay the spread of the disease by 60% to 80% using existing treatments. ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New radiation therapy delays brain cancer regrowth, protects healthy tissue
UC San Diego Health is the first hospital system in San Diego to offer a new, highly targeted and precisely placed radiation therapy that delays tumor regrowth while protecting healthy tissue in patients with brain cancer.
Sep 19, 2022
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