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 rare brain tumor on an eye nerve was mistaken for a different tumor
One woman's tumor looked like a common nerve tumor on her scan, but tests after surgery showed it was glioblastoma.
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A hospital's step-by-step care plan for the days after pituitary tumor surgery
Doctors at one hospital share the routine they follow to catch problems early after pituitary tumor surgery.
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Botox Injections to Protect the Eye After Brain Tumor Surgery
Doctors used botulinum toxin shots to close the eyelid and protect the eye in people whose face was weak after surgery.
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A rare and deadly problem after surgery for a brain covering tumor
This report describes a rare infection problem that led to bleeding in the head and death after brain tumor surgery.
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A tumor in the skull can be mistaken for another kind
Doctors report that a tumor in one spot deep in the skull may be a different type than it first looks.
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Frameless Gamma Knife radiation kept brain metastases in check
In one hospital's records, frameless Gamma Knife radiation controlled brain tumors well and caused serious side effects in very few people.
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Fewer meningioma surgeries over 19 years, even as more tumors are found
Doctors at one hospital operated on this common brain tumor less often over time, and waited more before choosing surgery.
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How arm and leg strength changed after surgery for brain metastases
Most patients in this study kept or got back their arm and leg strength after surgery to remove tumors from movement areas of the brain.
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A letter about brain scan screening in advanced breast cancer
This is a short letter about a study that used brain scans to look for cancer that spread to the brain.
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A rare germ caused a brain infection in a boy after tumor surgery
A germ never before seen in brain fluid caused an infection in one child, and one antibiotic cleared it.
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A man's vision loss came from a pituitary tumor, not glaucoma
One man's eye problems were blamed on glaucoma for years, but a brain scan found a pituitary tumor pressing on his vision nerves.
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A new scoring tool tries to predict survival when lung cancer spreads to the brain
Doctors built a chart that estimates how long people with this kind of cancer may live.
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A self-shielded radiation machine used to treat meningioma
Doctors at one center report how they set up and delivered focused radiation for meningioma using a newer machine called ZAP-X.
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A scan change may show early if a brain tumor drug is working
An MRI change in the first weeks may show whether dordaviprone is helping.
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A new score to help predict survival when lung cancer spreads to the brain and spinal cord linings
Doctors built a simple score to help tell who is likely to do better or worse when EGFR-mutant lung cancer spreads to the linings of the brain and spinal cord.
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A way to watch the brain's speech wiring during tumor surgery
Doctors tested a method to check the brain's speech pathway while removing a tumor, without waking the patient up.
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A new way to clean up noisy brain scans that track sugar use
Researchers built a computer method that makes a special brain scan clearer, so it is easier to see how the brain uses sugar over time.
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What it costs the NHS to care for lung cancer that has spread to the brain
This study looked at the cost of care, not at how well the drugs work.
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A faster radiation plan for glioblastoma that comes back
Researchers used computers to test a much faster way to aim radiation at brain tumors that return.
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Why Constant Thirst and Heavy Urination Can Be Hard to Diagnose
Doctors looked at seven patients with constant thirst to find each person's real cause.