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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Limiting fluids after pituitary surgery led to fewer cases of low blood sodium
Drinking less fluid after pituitary surgery was linked to fewer cases of low blood sodium.
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Brain scans after focused radiation may show if a tumor came back
Changes on follow-up scans may help doctors tell swelling from tumor regrowth.
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A long-stable brain tumor changed fast on a scan
A woman's slow-growing brain tumor changed suddenly, and doctors found the reason.
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Scan shapes may hint at gene changes in brain tumors
A brain scan may someday give clues about a tumor's genes, without surgery.
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A simple score may help predict who goes home after brain tumor surgery
Doctors tested a simple score to guess who can go straight home after brain tumor surgery.
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A look at new ways to treat glioma
This is an overview of newer treatment ideas for glioma, a type of brain tumor.
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Brain tumor risk after an earlier cancer before age 40
People who had cancer at a young age had a small added risk of a brain tumor later.
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Diabetes and problems after pituitary tumor surgery
People with diabetes had more fluid leaks after surgery for a pituitary tumor.
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A review of spinal ependymoma care, with a focus on children
Surgery to safely remove as much of the tumor as possible is still the main treatment.
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A review of new drug targets for vestibular schwannoma
Scientists are hunting for drugs to treat vestibular schwannoma, a tumor on a nerve near the ear.
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Two planning programs report different doses for the same brain radiation plan
The same radiation plan showed a slightly lower tumor dose when a newer program checked it.
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What scientists want to study next about brain tumors and brain cells
Brain tumor cells and brain cells affect each other, and scientists want to use that to help patients.
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Where Brain Tumor Vaccine Research Goes Next
Vaccines can wake up the immune system, but so far they have not helped brain tumor patients much.
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Chemotherapy for a rare spinal cord tumor in children
Doctors looked back at 98 children with a rare spinal cord tumor who were given chemotherapy.
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A computer model guesses lung cancer type from chest scans and records
Doctors may get an early idea of the lung cancer type while lab tests are still pending.
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A rare cancer in the brain lining that looked like a common tumor
Doctors found a rare, fast growing cancer that first looked like a common brain tumor.
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A rare virus-linked brain tumor treated with focused radiation
Doctors found three rare growths in one man's head and treated them with focused radiation.
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Radiation dose and telling real tumor growth from swelling
Doctors looked back at past cases to tell real tumor growth from harmless swelling after radiation.
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A special scan found the busiest part of a brain tumor, but not all of it
A special scan showed doctors where to take a tissue sample, but it missed part of the tumor.
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Awake brain surgery during pregnancy for a tumor that came back
Doctors removed a growing brain tumor from a pregnant woman while she was awake.