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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Low blood counts from temozolomide did not lower quality of life
People who had severe blood problems during treatment felt about the same as others.
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A study of childhood brain tumor types in Kazakhstan
Doctors sorted 40 children's brain tumors into three types to see how each type behaved.
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Vision loss was the first sign that cancer had spread to the brain lining
In one man, painless vision loss in both eyes was the first sign of cancer spreading around his brain.
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Brain structure may help predict glioblastoma survival
People whose brains had more healthy tissue tended to live longer.
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A second surgery may help young people whose brain tumor comes back
Young patients who had a second surgery lived longer after their tumor returned.
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A computer tool measured brain tumors as well as doctors did
An AI tool read brain scans about as well as two experienced doctors.
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Exercise looks safe for people with brain tumors
A review of past studies found that exercise seems safe for people with brain tumors.
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Older adults with glioblastoma lived longer with full treatment
Older people who got surgery, radiation, and chemo lived longer than those who got no treatment.
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A rare spinal tumor found growing on a nerve root
Surgeons removed a rare spinal tumor that had grown in an unusual place.
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A comment on body position during surgery at the back of the brain
This is a comment on research about how patients are positioned during brain surgery.
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A review of why the main brain tumor chemo drug stops working
This paper looks at why glioblastoma tumors stop responding to the drug temozolomide.
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A brain scan measurement is linked to how long people lived
A simple measure taken from a brain scan may help doctors talk about what lies ahead.
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A computer tool reads brain scans in children with tumors
Scientists built a computer tool that reads MRI scans to help tell apart three kinds of brain tumors in children.
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Lower dose radiation alone worked well for germinoma brain tumors
A lower dose of radiation, with no chemotherapy, kept most of these tumors under control.
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How Cell Stress Affects Glioblastoma Growth and Treatment
This review looks at how a kind of stress inside tumor cells may help glioblastoma resist treatment.
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How patients did after one type of ear-side surgery for a skull base meningioma
Doctors looked back at 14 people who had one surgery for a meningioma near the ear, and most did well.
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Brain scans that measure blood flow may help tell tumor types apart before surgery
A special kind of brain scan may help doctors tell which type of tumor someone has before surgery.
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A Rare Brain Tumor That Is Often Misread on Scans
A rare tumor deep in the brain is easy to mistake for something else, so a tissue test is used to be sure.
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Which MRI scans help sort brain tumors best
Researchers checked if fewer MRI scans could still help tell brain tumor types apart.
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Immune drugs given before surgery for glioblastoma that came back
Two immune drugs given before surgery pulled more immune cells into the tumor.