Research updates
New brain tumor research and news, in plain language. The marks on each item show how far along the evidence is. More marks mean it has been tested more.
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A look at care in the last months of life with glioblastoma
About 1 in 5 people with this brain tumor got care near the end of life that may not have helped them.
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Experts agree on when radiation should be used for pituitary tumors
A group of experts agreed on how and when to use radiation for pituitary tumors.
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Going home one day after brain tumor surgery
More than half of patients went home one day after brain tumor surgery.
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Planning software spared healthy brain during focused radiation
A new computer tool helped plan focused radiation so less healthy brain got hit.
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Breast cancer type affects when it spreads to the brain
The type of breast cancer someone has may change when the cancer spreads to the brain.
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A first count of brain and spine tumors on Reunion Island
Doctors counted brain and spine tumors on Reunion Island, and the patterns looked much like mainland France.
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A rare brain tumor in two people, gone after surgery
Two people with a very rare brain tumor stayed free of it after surgery and radiation.
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A Nurse With an Acoustic Neuroma Tells Her Own Story
A nurse who had this brain tumor wrote about her surgery and her recovery.
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A Look at New Drugs for HER2 Lung Cancer
Doctors are testing new drugs for a rare lung cancer that often spreads to the brain.
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Older adults with front-of-brain gliomas had a higher risk of dying
In past records, older adults whose glioma started in the frontal lobe did worse than others.
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A look back at pembrolizumab for lung cancer that spread to the brain
Doctors reviewed the records of 25 patients to see how well this drug worked on its own.
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Where a brain tumor sits may change how much a helpful gene marker helps
A gene marker that usually means longer survival may help less when the tumor touches a deep part of the brain.
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What raises the risk of fluid buildup after medulloblastoma surgery
Doctors looked at what makes brain fluid back up in children after this surgery.
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A scan during surgery helped find movement areas in the brain
Doctors used a brain scan during tumor surgery to find the areas that control movement.
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A review of treatment for melanoma that has spread to the brain
Doctors look back at how melanoma in the brain is treated today.
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A proposed way to plan prolactinoma care around pregnancy wishes
Experts suggest planning care around whether a woman hopes to get pregnant.
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Scar tissue in pituitary tumors treated with dopamine drugs
Experts are looking at scar tissue that can form inside these tumors during drug treatment.
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Surgeons share how they remove a tumor at the base of the skull
Surgeons explain the steps they use to safely take out a hard-to-reach tumor next to the brain stem.
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Two treatments both worked well for tentorial meningiomas
Surgery and focused radiation both kept these brain tumors under control for years.
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Treating Meningiomas in Older Patients
Doctors do not treat every meningioma in an older person the same way.