MeSH tree: C10.551
An international study has shown that a drug called selumetinib can reduce the pain and size of tumors caused in adults by neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a rare genetic disease for which there is currently no effective pharmacological ...
Jun 25, 2025
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of tumor and is responsible for around 10% of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The tumor is particularly dangerous when it forms metastases—i.e. secondary tumors—in other ...
Jun 12, 2025
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Taking the progestogen-only contraceptive pill desogestrel continuously for more than five years is associated with a small increased risk of developing a type of brain tumor called an intracranial meningioma, finds a study ...
Jun 11, 2025
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Brain tumors remain among the most challenging conditions in modern medicine. Due to their complexity and location, many of them are difficult to access, even with the most advanced surgical and therapeutic approaches. Although ...
Jun 6, 2025
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The MRI shows a brain tumor in an inauspicious location, and a brain biopsy will entail high risks for a patient who had consulted doctors due to double vision. Situations such as this case prompted researchers at Charité—Universitätsmedizin ...
Jun 6, 2025
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Body mass index (BMI) and physical activity are associated with the risk for subsequent neoplasms among childhood cancer survivors, according to a study published online June 5 in JAMA Oncology.
Jun 6, 2025
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A nurses' union isn't satisfied with a Mass General Brigham investigation that found the brain tumor cluster at Newton-Wellesley Hospital is not connected to working conditions.
May 30, 2025
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In the largest ever study of its kind, an analysis of entire tumor genomes has provided the most complete picture yet of an aggressive type of brain cancer.
May 28, 2025
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A study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that young people suffering from certain types of cancer, such as bone tumors, are experiencing lengthy times to diagnosis. The Childhood Cancer Diagnosis ...
May 28, 2025
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Aphasia is a disorder that affects a person's ability to retrieve language. It's as if their brain's word cabinet has fallen over and mixed their words around, resulting in varying levels and forms of impairment, including ...
May 27, 2025
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