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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1634 item(s). Early-stage animal and lab research is hidden. Tick the box above to include it.
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Radiation plus immune drugs for lung cancer that spread to the brain
Doctors are studying whether radiation makes immune drugs work better for brain tumors that came from lung cancer.
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No link found between extra temozolomide and living longer
Staying on the drug temozolomide after first treatment was not linked to living longer.
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A look at older adults with a benign brain tumor called vestibular schwannoma
A large records study looked at how older adults with this benign tumor did over time.
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Using sugar instead of dye in brain tumor MRI scans
Researchers are testing sugar, instead of dye, to show brain tumors on MRI scans.
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A rare tumor type was found in a man's neck
Doctors found a rare tumor in a man's neck, and surgery removed all of it.
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One man's treatment after urinary tract cancer spread to his brain
Doctors describe how they treated one man whose urinary tract cancer spread to his brain.
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Team-based care for meningioma brain tumors
Doctors from different fields often work as a team to treat meningioma.
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A large look at laser heat treatment for brain tumors
Laser heat treatment for brain tumors led to short hospital stays for 787 patients.
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A rare brain tumor found during surgery through the nose
Doctors expected one kind of tumor, but the surgery showed something else.
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Brain swelling from high blood pressure can look like tumor growth
New brain scan changes in one woman turned out not to be her tumor coming back.
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A shared data resource for childhood cancer research
This is about a large set of shared data that helps scientists study childhood cancer.
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A review of plant compounds, gut health, and glioblastoma
This is a summary of research ideas, not a new treatment you can get.
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A picture guide to low-grade brain tumors in children
Doctors now treat some childhood brain tumors as their own separate group.
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Fear of the tumor coming back is common after craniopharyngioma surgery
Most people in this study worried a lot that their brain tumor would come back.
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A new radiation plan that lowers dose to memory areas of the brain
Doctors found a way to aim brain radiation with less dose hitting memory areas.
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Nerve monitoring during brain stem tumor surgery did not predict early problems
The usual nerve signal alarms during brain stem tumor surgery did not show which patients would do worse.
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A computer model that reads brain scans in glioblastoma
A computer model read brain scans to spot who might live 9 months or less.
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Where glioblastoma comes back after treatment
Glioblastoma almost always comes back, and more often it now returns farther from the first spot.
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A Baby With a Brain Tumor That Did Not Show the Usual Signs
Doctors share the story of a baby whose brain tumor first showed up as feeding trouble and vomiting.
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A Rare Bulging Blood Vessel in the Brain Bled Again After Treatment in a Man With Spread Testicular Cancer
This is the story of one patient, and doctors hope it helps them spot this problem earlier.