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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Meningiomas linked to childhood scalp radiation shrink less after focused radiation
Brain tumors that show up years after childhood scalp radiation may not shrink as much from focused radiation treatment.
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Where thyroid cancer spreads may affect survival when radioiodine stops working
In this study, people whose cancer no longer responded to radioiodine did worse if it had spread to the brain.
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A hospital tool tries to predict survival for lung cancer that spread to the brain
Doctors built a scoring tool to estimate how long a person with lung cancer that has spread to the brain may live.
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Testing spinal fluid for tumor DNA in children with brain tumors
Doctors may be able to learn about a child's brain tumor from a sample of the fluid around the brain and spine.
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Income was linked to how well pituitary surgery worked
Patients from lower income areas were less likely to have their hormone levels return to normal after surgery.
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Software that outlines brain tumors on ultrasound during surgery
Researchers built a computer tool that draws the edge of a brain tumor on ultrasound pictures taken during surgery.
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A rare spinal cord tumor was removed with surgery in one patient
Doctors removed a rare kind of spinal tumor, and the patient was doing well two years later.
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A flat brain tumor mistaken for old blood on the brain in two patients
Two people had a brain tumor that looked like a pool of old blood on their scans, so the first treatment they got was the wrong one.
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A review of why glioblastoma often resists treatment
Experts looked at why many new glioblastoma drugs work in the lab but struggle in people.
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One computer tool that reads many kinds of MRI scans for tumors
Researchers built a computer tool that reads MRI scans and helps spot and sort tumors.
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Quality of Life Improved After Surgery to Remove Brain Metastases
After surgery to remove tumors that spread to the brain, patients said they felt much better.
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A review of PSMA scans and treatment for glioblastoma
Doctors reviewed what is known about a tumor marker called PSMA in brain tumors.
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A report on treating lung cancer that spread to the brain lining
This is a report about a drug plan for lung cancer that spread to the brain lining.
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A protein called actin may signal a more aggressive glioma
In tumor samples from people with glioma, more of a protein called actin went along with faster tumor growth and shorter survival.
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Comparing two types of blood thinners for people with cancer that spread to the brain
This study looked at two kinds of blood thinners in people whose cancer had spread to the brain.
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A rare cyst looked like a different brain tumor in a teen
A 13-year-old girl had a tumor that looked like one type on scans, but tests after surgery showed it was another type.
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Myeloma in the brain lining cleared up in one woman
One woman's blood cancer spread to the fluid around her brain, and a new drug plus medicine given into her spine made it go away.
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A rare brain tumor found behind one woman's throat pain
A woman had sharp throat pain for a year, and the cause was a rare brain tumor that surgery removed.
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What we know about blocking a tumor's blood flow before brain surgery
This review looked at the few reported cases where doctors blocked a brain tumor's blood supply before surgery.
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Radiation after surgery for grade 2 meningioma
Radiation after surgery kept most of these brain tumors from growing back.