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 report about high-grade cystic glioma
This item is about a brain tumor called a high-grade cystic glioma, but no summary text was shared.
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Adding MRI scans helped a computer plan radiation better
A computer tool came closer to real radiation plans when it used MRI scans along with CT scans.
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Melanoma that starts small can still spread in serious ways
People whose melanoma began at the earliest stage did worse once it spread.
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Surgeons describe a thin tissue layer seen in brain tumor surgery
Surgeons explain how to spot and work around a thin sheet of tissue during some brain tumor surgery.
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How doctors read brain scans when cancer spreads to the brain
This article teaches doctors how to read brain scans when cancer spreads to the brain.
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Not all TP53 gene changes carry the same risk in glioma
A gene change called TP53 may raise risk, and where the change sits seems to matter.
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What makes a childhood brain tumor more likely to come back
Doctors found that wider tumor spread at the start raised the chance of the tumor coming back.
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How doctors treat cancer that has spread to the brain
When cancer spreads to the brain, care works best when a team of doctors plans it together.
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Tumor areas often changed size during radiation for glioblastoma
Scans taken during radiation showed the treated area often changed size.
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Bleeding near the pituitary gland got better without surgery
A young woman had bleeding in a small sac near her pituitary gland, and it got better without an operation.
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Japan updates its official notices for several cancer drugs
Japan's drug agency has approved some cancer drugs and changed the safety notes for others.
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A spinal fluid test that looks for tumor DNA
A spinal fluid test found tumor DNA in some patients, but not in most.
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AI that labels anatomy during pituitary surgery, tested in people
Surgeons tried an AI tool that labels anatomy on live surgery video.
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A tumor marker linked to larger pituitary tumors
Some quiet pituitary tumors carry a marker called GATA3, and those tumors tend to be bigger.
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A rare brain tumor found in a 61 year old man
Doctors found a rare brain tumor called a germinoma in an older man, and treatment shrank it.
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A drug called trametinib helped many children with low-grade glioma
In a look-back study of 46 children, this drug kept most tumors in check.
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How often tumors show up with a DICER1 gene change
A large study looked at how often people with a DICER1 gene change get tumors.
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Thinking skills after surgery for tumors in the front of the brain
After surgery for these tumors, people's thinking skills mostly stayed about the same.
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A review of how brain tumors may affect the brain's waste clearing system
Doctors are still learning how brain tumors change the way the brain clears waste.
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Brain tumor surgery results for people in rural New York
Living in a rural area did not by itself change how patients did after brain tumor surgery.