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 tumor in the lining of the brain and spine
Doctors describe a rare tumor that was first mistaken for another illness.
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A review of tiny particles and AI in brain cancer treatment
Scientists are testing very small particles to help the immune system fight brain tumors.
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One man's meningioma came back many times and spread to his lungs
Doctors followed one man for 18 years as his brain tumor kept coming back and also showed up in his lungs.
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Doctors removed seven brain tumors in one operation
One woman had all 7 of her brain tumors taken out in a single surgery.
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A rare tumor near the base of the brain looks like its own type
New tests show this rare tumor is not the same as the tumors it was grouped with.
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Nutrition before brain surgery is linked to problems after it
People who were poorly nourished before brain tumor surgery had more problems afterward.
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Weight and cholesterol dipped when a hormone returned to normal
When a hormone called prolactin came back to normal, people weighed a little less.
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A review of GPR65, a protein tied to acid around tumors
Scientists are studying a protein that may help tumors survive and hide from the immune system.
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A computer tool picks radiation beam angles for brain metastases
Researchers tested a computer method that plans radiation beam angles for brain tumors.
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New Chinese Guidelines for Treating Craniopharyngioma in Children
Doctors in China wrote new advice on how to care for children with this brain tumor.
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A PET scan may help map high grade brain tumors
A scan called PSMA PET may show brain tumor tissue that an MRI does not show.
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A computer program learned to sort brain scan pictures by tumor type
A computer program sorted brain scan pictures well, but only in an early test.
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A special brain scan may show early if bevacizumab is working
A special scan may show early if a drug is helping a brain tumor that came back.
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A computer program learns to outline brain tumors on MRI scans
Researchers tested a computer program that tries to trace the edges of a child's brain tumor on one type of MRI scan.
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An early look at a new brain tumor scan
Doctors are testing a new dye for brain scans, but it is still early.
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A Rare Fast Growing Brain Tumor in a Young Boy
Doctors share the story of one 5 year old boy with a rare brain tumor called pineoblastoma.
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Surgery for tumors in the brain's movement area
People who had surgery moved better six months later than people who had radiation.
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Gene testing of tumors in young patients in Jordan
Doctors studied the genes inside tumors from 14 young patients in Jordan.
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Early cancer drug trials often limit people whose cancer spread to the brain
Most early trials do allow these patients, but the rules are strict.
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A rare blood cancer showed up during long-term lung cancer treatment
One woman on a lung cancer drug got a blood cancer, and a second drug helped.