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 blood clot in the aorta caused sudden leg weakness in a man with cancer
A man with cancer suddenly lost strength in both legs, and the cause turned out to be a blood clot, not the tumor pressing on his spine.
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Adding immunotherapy to brain radiation and chemo linked to longer life in one lung cancer group
People with lung cancer that spread to the brain lived longer when immunotherapy was added to brain radiation and chemotherapy.
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Two different tumors found in one spot near the pituitary gland
Doctors report on one woman whose single tumor turned out to be two different tumor types mixed together.
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A faster way to map brain wiring before tumor surgery
Researchers tested a faster computer method that maps important brain wiring before surgery.
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Surgeons used fiber maps to plan a safer path to a deep brain tumor
Doctors used a special brain scan to find a safe route to a tumor deep in the brain, and one patient came through surgery without lasting problems.
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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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Adding a Blood Vessel Drug to Treatment for Advanced Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Doctors looked back at past patient records and found that adding a third drug kept the cancer in check for more people.
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A brain tumor caused sudden bleeding around the brain, with no injury
A man had bleeding around his brain with no fall or blow to the head, and a small tumor turned out to be the source.
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A fall from a trampoline led doctors to find a brain tumor in a 3-year-old girl
A young girl was taken to the emergency room after a fall, and scans found a slow-growing brain tumor that surgery removed.
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New Guidance on Rare Tumors Near the Pituitary Gland
Doctors have updated advice on how to tell rare tumors near the pituitary gland apart from more common ones.
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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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Experts call for stronger safety rules in bacteria based cancer trials
Doctors are warning that trials using bacteria or bacterial toxins against brain tumors need much stricter safety planning.
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Keto Diet for Brain Tumors: Safe So Far, But No Proof It Helps
A review of past studies found the keto diet is doable for many people with a glioma, but there is no proof yet that it helps them live longer or feel better.
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Brain scans in CNS lymphoma show extra spots that fade after treatment
Some people with brain lymphoma had extra bright spots on their MRI, away from the main tumor, and those spots shrank or went away after treatment.
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A brain pathway linked to speech after tumor surgery
When surgeons cut into one nerve pathway during brain tumor surgery, patients were more likely to have lasting trouble speaking.
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Surgery removed a rare spinal tumor found between the layers of the spinal cord's covering
Doctors fully removed a rare spinal tumor in one man, and his symptoms went away.
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A plan to study whether peer support eases fear in people with glioma
Researchers wrote a plan to check if support from other patients helps ease the fear that a brain tumor will get worse.
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What patients, caregivers, and surgeons think about computer programs that predict glioblastoma outcomes
Researchers asked patients, caregivers, and brain surgeons how they feel about a computer program that tries to predict how glioblastoma will go.
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Why the immune system has a hard time fighting glioblastoma
Glioblastoma tumors build a shield around themselves that keeps the immune system from attacking.
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A review of CAR-T cell therapy for glioblastoma
Scientists are working on immune cell treatments for glioblastoma, but the newer version has only been tested in the lab and in animals.