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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Focused radiation for a children's brain tumor that came back
This report looks at focused radiation in three young children whose tumor came back.
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Repeat surgery for meningioma had short-term results like a first surgery
People having repeat meningioma surgery did about as well as those having a first surgery.
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Experts look at why one artery procedure may help several brain conditions
Experts reviewed why blocking one small artery near the brain might help different conditions, including glioblastoma.
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Tumors grew back more often when more was left behind after surgery
When surgeons left more of a large tumor in place, it was more likely to grow back.
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Brain scans may help predict a tumor gene change before surgery
A special brain scan, along with a patient's age, may help doctors spot an important tumor gene change before surgery.
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A small test of three problem-solving apps, including one for brain tumor survivors
A small group of people tried three health apps and pointed out what was hard to use.
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Experts review new ways to treat glioblastoma and what stands in the way
Experts looked at new ideas for treating glioblastoma and why they have been hard to make work.
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Brain scan patterns alone did not predict survival well in cancer that spread to the brain
A computer studied brain scans to guess how long people would live, but it did not do very well.
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An MRI Reading Linked to Longer Tumor Control With Bevacizumab in IDH Gene Gliomas
One MRI reading, taken before treatment, was linked to how long bevacizumab held the tumor back.
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Computer tools that may help aim radiation for glioblastoma
Researchers built a shared tool to test computer programs that guess where glioblastoma may grow back.
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What Past Studies Say About Virtual Reality in Cancer Care
A review of past studies found that virtual reality may help ease worry, pain, and tiredness in people with cancer.
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Losing the Top or Bottom Half of Your Vision Can Be a Sign of a Brain Tumor
Sometimes the first sign of a brain tumor is losing the top or bottom half of what you see.
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A look at antibody-drug conjugates for cancer that has spread to the brain
This article asks whether research on one type of drug is moving faster than the trials that test it.
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Tumor Size Mattered More Than Frailty in Hearing Nerve Tumor Surgery
In this study, tumor size mattered more than how frail a patient was.
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Focused Radiation for Cancer That Spread Deep in the Brain
Focused radiation kept most of these deep brain tumors from growing.
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A look at computer programs that read brain scans for glioma
Researchers reviewed how well computer programs can read brain scans to tell doctors about a glioma.
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Rectal cancer came back in the spine years later
A man's old rectal cancer returned in his spine and pressed on his spinal cord.
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An Eye Problem That Turned Out to Be a Brain Tumor
One man's long eye problem was caused by a brain tumor.
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A review of how glioblastoma may hide from the immune system
This paper reviews how brain tumors may use a sugar coating to avoid immune attack.
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A scan finding may predict outcomes in brain lymphoma
One pattern on the first MRI may point to who needs radiation along with chemo.