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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What EGFR does in health and in cancer
This paper reviews what scientists have learned about EGFR, a cell receptor that can help drive brain tumors.
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A look at how EGFR gene changes differ across cancers
This is a review of what scientists know about one gene that drives many cancers, including brain tumors.
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Brain tumors that can look like a different type under the microscope
Some brain tumors look like a tumor called oligodendroglioma but turn out to be something else.
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Does Brain Signal Checking During Surgery Help People With Meningioma?
Doctors looked at past studies to see if watching brain signals during meningioma surgery helps, and the answer is still not clear.
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A computer tool tries to read tumor markers from brain MRI scans
Researchers built a computer tool that looks at MRI scans to guess two glioma tumor markers.
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A blood test missed one woman's lung cancer coming back in her brain
A blood test found no cancer in one woman, but it later spread to her brain.
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Joining brain scans into one detailed model to help plan meningioma surgery
Doctors joined several scans into one detailed picture to help plan surgery for a type of brain tumor.
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Getting the right diagnosis and care to children with brain tumors in poorer countries
Children in poorer countries often do worse with a slow-growing brain tumor, and experts suggest ways to fix that.
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A computer program that looks for brain tumors on MRI scans
Researchers built a computer program that looks for three kinds of brain tumors on MRI scans.
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A brain tumor spread to the belly years after a shunt was placed
In rare cases, a brain tumor can travel down a shunt tube and grow in the belly.
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One brain injury spot does not always explain one thinking problem
Thinking problems after a brain tumor often come from damage in more than one place.
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A review of cell signals that help glioblastoma survive
This is a summary of past research, not a new treatment.
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A computer tool to help plan radiation for brain tumors from lung cancer
Researchers built a computer tool to help doctors choose a radiation dose.
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Brain training before surgery shifted language areas without harming speech
A way to nudge the brain's language areas before surgery did not hurt speech or thinking.
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A computer tool measures childhood brain tumors more closely
Researchers built a computer tool that outlines a child's brain tumor on scans more closely than an older tool did.
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A strong MRI scan may help show a brain tumor's type before surgery
A very strong MRI scan may give doctors clues about a brain tumor without surgery.
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Two surgery dyes compared in glioblastoma operations
Surgeons use dyes to see brain tumor better, and one dye was linked to more tumor being removed.
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A score to spot brain spread risk in digestive cancers
Cancer spreading to the brain is rare in digestive cancers, and this study built a score to spot who is most at risk.
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Mapping nerve paths before brain radiation may protect movement
Special brain scans that map nerve paths may help patients avoid weakness after focused radiation.
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Review of drugs meant to help radiation work better
This review looks at drugs that may help radiation kill tumors with little oxygen.