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.
111 item(s). Early-stage animal and lab research is hidden. Tick the box above to include it.
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World Health Organization reviews whether radio waves and phone signals harm health
Reviews of the research so far did not find that radio waves, like those from mobile phones, raise brain cancer risk in people.
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A rare pineal tumor spread and grew back fast in one patient
Doctors report one woman whose rare brain tumor acted more aggressively than this tumor type usually does.
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Sending brain tumor samples abroad for gene testing in Jordan
A hospital in Jordan sent brain tumor samples to a lab in Canada for gene testing, and most tests gave a clear answer.
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Testing metformin and a wearable watch to protect thinking after brain radiation
This study is testing whether a diabetes drug and a wearable watch can help protect thinking skills in people who get radiation to the head.
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Testing a partnered exercise program for people with brain tumors and their caregivers
This trial is testing whether patients and their caregivers exercising together helps both of them feel better in body and mind.
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Testing two drugs together for NF2 tumors that are growing
This study is checking whether two drugs, given together, are safe for people whose NF2 tumors are growing.
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Why immune treatments struggle against brain tumors
This is a review of why the immune system has a hard time fighting brain and spinal cord tumors.
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A review of brain signal tests used during asleep tumor surgery
Doctors can check some important brain pathways during surgery, even when the patient is fully asleep.
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Testing riluzole for thinking and memory problems after cancer treatment
This trial is testing whether a drug called riluzole can help people whose thinking has changed after cancer treatment.
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A brain mapping study in people with brain tumors, people with epilepsy, and people without either
This study is trying to map exactly where different jobs, like speech and movement, happen in the brain.
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Testing EEG brain recordings to help protect thinking skills during brain tumor surgery
This study is testing whether brain wave recordings can help surgeons protect a person's thinking skills during brain tumor surgery.
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Two Numbing Aids Compared for Pain After Brain Tumor Surgery
This trial tests which of two added medicines gives better pain relief during and after surgery for a brain tumor near the top of the brain.
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A rare tumor at the back of the brain, removed with surgery
Doctors found a rare kind of tumor at the back of one woman's brain, and surgery took all of it out.
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A rare brain tumor first mistaken for glioblastoma
A woman's brain tumor looked like an aggressive glioblastoma on scans, but tests on the tissue showed it was a different, slower growing tumor.
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Reports of brain inflammation from immune cancer drugs were more common in people with brain metastases
Immune cancer drugs can rarely inflame the brain, and side effect reports were highest in people whose cancer had spread to the brain.
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Shoulder pain and a sticking-out shoulder blade after brain surgery at the back of the head
A man's shoulder problem after brain tumor surgery turned out to be a stretched nerve, not a shoulder injury.
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A Rare Brain Tumor That Is Easy to Mistake for Other Tumors
Doctors describe four people with a rare tumor that first looked like something else, and the test that told the difference.
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A computer method to plan proton therapy from MRI scans alone
Researchers built a computer tool that may let doctors plan proton treatment using MRI scans, without a separate CT scan.
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Body Image Worries Are Common Years After Cancer in Young Adults
Many young adults still feel unhappy with their bodies years after a cancer diagnosis.
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Survival After Brain Tumor Surgery in Babies at One Hospital in Pakistan
Babies who had surgery for a brain tumor in their first year of life at one hospital in Pakistan had lower survival than reports from wealthier countries.