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.
119 item(s). Early-stage animal and lab research is hidden. Tick the box above to include it.
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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.
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A brain tumor was mistaken for another growth, and later showed up in the jaw
Doctors report on one young man whose brain tumor was first thought to be a different kind of growth, which changed how he was treated.
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Hearing MRI Noise Ahead of Time Helped Patients Feel Calmer
Brain tumor patients who practiced with MRI machine noise before their scan felt less anxious, and their scans came out clearer.
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Giving a low dose blood pressure drug early during brain tumor surgery
Starting a small, steady dose of a blood pressure drug before problems begin kept blood pressure steadier during brain tumor surgery.
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A review of brain stimulation methods used in brain tumor care
Researchers gathered up the studies done so far on using electrical or magnetic stimulation to help people with brain tumors.
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Drinking almost every day was linked to a higher brain tumor risk in a large Korean study
How often people drank alcohol mattered more than how much they drank at one time.
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Awake brain surgery during pregnancy: a look at the reported cases
Doctors reviewed every published report of pregnant women who had awake brain tumor surgery, and all of them delivered healthy babies.
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Prescribing physical exercise to brain tumor patients
This item is about doctors recommending exercise to people with brain tumors.
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A large study looks at daily life with brain and spine tumors
Researchers followed 1000 adults with brain or spine tumors to learn what living with these tumors is really like.
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A rare brain tumor deep in the brain looked like an aggressive glioma at first
A biopsy showed a young man's deep brain tumor was a germinoma, not the aggressive glioma it looked like on his scan.
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Young adult brain tumor survivors report more lasting symptoms
Young adults who lived through a brain tumor often carry more symptoms years later than survivors of other cancers.
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New genetic test can name a brain tumor in about two hours
A new lab test can tell doctors what kind of brain tumor someone has in as little as two hours, instead of weeks.
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AI tool checks for leftover brain tumor during surgery
Researchers built an AI tool that can tell surgeons in 10 seconds if cancerous tumor is still there.