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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Two drugs and meningioma risk, and when a side effect is worth mentioning
This item asks how often a side effect must happen before it is worth mentioning.
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A closer look at how two brain tumor types are told apart
This paper looks at how doctors sort two kinds of brain tumors.
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A second round of radiation for children with DIPG
Children who got a second round of radiation lived longer than those who did not.
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A hormone test may find a hidden thyroid problem in people with pituitary tumors
A hormone test may help doctors spot a thyroid problem linked to a pituitary tumor.
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A computer program used brain scans to guess where a cancer started
A computer program read brain MRI scans and often guessed right about where the cancer began.
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Two brain MRI scans show melanoma spots differently
Which brain scan shows a spot best may depend on what the spot is made of.
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A computer tool that measures meningioma tumors on brain scans
Researchers built a computer tool that outlines brain tumors on scans by itself.
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A special MRI scan looks at low oxygen inside brain tumors
Doctors tested a new kind of MRI scan on 12 people with glioblastoma.
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A look back at rare deep brain tumors in children
Doctors reviewed the records of thirty-five children with a rare brain tumor.
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Brain tumor study looks at swelling and stress inside the tumor
Researchers measured signs of stress and swelling in brain tumors, hoping to learn what makes some tumors more aggressive.
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Most older adults with this pituitary tumor did not need surgery
Most older people with this kind of pituitary tumor were watched, not operated on.
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More people are found to have meningioma, but few need treatment
Most people in this study with this common brain tumor never needed treatment.
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Experts agree on one way to describe MRI changes after brain radiation
Doctors from many countries agreed on shared words for the MRI changes that show up after brain radiation.
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Brain fluid buildup in people with a vestibular schwannoma
A small study looked at brain fluid buildup in people who have a tumor called vestibular schwannoma.
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One hospital's 21 year record of meningioma surgery
Doctors looked back at 108 people who had surgery for a meningioma.
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Blood pressure medicines and survival in glioma
A group of common blood pressure medicines did not help most people with glioma live longer.
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A special MRI scan may spot a key tumor change without surgery
A scan may show doctors an important gene change in a brain tumor, without taking tissue.
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The brain's barriers may block immune treatments for glioma
The brain has walls that keep immune cells out, and that may be why immune treatments struggle against glioma.
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A look at brain scans and AI in tumor surgery
Doctors are combining different kinds of scans, plus AI, to see brain tumors better during surgery.
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A look at how doctors treat NF2 hearing nerve tumors
There are several ways to treat these tumors, and no single way is right for everyone.