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 gene marker may help predict how thalamic brain tumors act
In 45 adults with brain tumors in the thalamus, one gene change was tied to shorter survival.
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A rare meningioma that grew outside the skull
Doctors found a rare tumor that grew outside the skull, not inside it.
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What shapes quality of life before and after pituitary tumor surgery
Headache, vision, and mood were tied to how well people felt around pituitary tumor surgery.
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A blood clot in the brain was the first sign of a lymphoma
In one young man, a blood clot in the brain turned out to be the first sign of a blood cancer.
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A brain tumor that looked like a harmless fluid filled sac
Doctors describe one man whose brain tumor first looked like a simple cyst on his scan.
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Delays in care for a fast growing brain tumor at a small hospital
A woman's brain tumor care was slowed down by problems outside her control.
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Brain tumors that grow back after radiation have fewer immune cells
Brain tumors that kept growing after brain radiation had fewer immune cells that fight cancer.
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How doctors find and treat lymphoma in the eye
Doctors looked back at what is known about a rare eye lymphoma and how it is treated today.
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Meningioma growth signs differ by where the tumor sits
Where a meningioma grows is linked to how fast it grows.
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Using a strong MRI scan to predict a surgery dye's glow
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Doctors in Turkey do not agree on how to give aimed brain radiation
Doctors often make different choices about radiation for cancer that has spread to the brain.
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A count of past research on the Ommaya reservoir
This study counted past research papers about a brain fluid device, and did not test any treatment.
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A PET scan may show who needs brain radiation
A scan done before treatment may show who gains from radiation to the brain.
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Why breast cancer that spreads to the brain resists treatment
Doctors reviewed why drugs often stop working once breast cancer reaches the brain.
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A review of new ways to treat breast cancer that spreads to the brain
Doctors reviewed new ideas for treating breast cancer that has spread to the brain.
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A whole-body scan after proton radiation in three children
Doctors used a whole-body scan to see where proton radiation went in the body.
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Brain scans show slower fluid flow in people with gliomas
A special MRI scan found slower brain fluid movement in people with gliomas.
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Thinking problems, not caregiver skill, linked to taking over your own care
In young adults who had a brain tumor as a child, thinking problems were tied to how ready they were to manage their own health care.
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Scan details may help predict if brain tumors grow back after radiation
Researchers built a computer tool that guesses which brain tumors may grow back after radiation.
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What we know about a brain protein called S100A6
Researchers reviewed what a brain protein called S100A6 does in health and disease.