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 new online study collects health details from people with glioblastoma
Researchers started a study that people with glioblastoma can join from home, to look for what may raise the risk of this tumor.
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Kidney cancer in the brain can look like a harmless tumor
A man's brain mass looked harmless on his scan, but it was kidney cancer.
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Ultrasound used during surgery for glial brain tumors
Doctors used ultrasound during brain surgery to help them see the tumor.
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Preventive Brain Radiation Was Linked to Longer Survival in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
People with limited-stage small cell lung cancer who got preventive brain radiation lived longer than those who did not.
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A brain scan test may help spot glioma gene changes without surgery
Researchers tested a special brain scan to guess a tumor's gene changes without taking a tissue sample.
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A New Brain Tumor Found 10 Months After Brain Radiation
Doctors report one woman who grew a slow-growing, non-cancerous brain tumor less than a year after she had radiation to her brain.
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One woman's memory and thinking problems tracked for 10 years with meningioma
Doctors followed one woman with meningioma for 10 years, and her thinking problems lasted a long time.
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A rare brain growth that looked like cancer but was not
A woman had a brain growth that looked like cancer, but tissue tests showed it was not.
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A Rare Kind of Glioblastoma Seen in 11 Patients
Doctors studied 11 cases of a rare brain tumor to learn more about it.
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One hospital built a team program to care for people with meningioma
A hospital brought many kinds of doctors, research, and a support group together to help people with meningioma.
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How focused radiation works for colon cancer that has spread to the brain
Focused radiation did not control brain tumors from colon cancer as well as it does for some other cancers.
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Teaching a computer more about the brain helped it find spread tumors
A computer program found tumors on brain scans better when it also learned about healthy brain parts.
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A computer tool that measures meningioma size on MRI scans
Researchers built a computer program that outlines meningioma tumors on MRI scans on its own, and it worked better on some tumors than others.
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Sex life and closeness in young adults after a brain tumor
Most young adults in this study had an active sex life after a brain tumor, and most were happy with it.
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A drug called ramipril did not protect thinking skills during brain tumor treatment
Researchers tried a drug to protect memory and thinking during glioblastoma treatment, but it did not help.
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A review of immune therapy for cancer that has spread to the brain
Doctors looked back at 10 years of research on using the immune system to treat brain metastases, and found it helps some people but still has real limits.
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An Overview of Brain Tumors in Children
This is a plain summary of what doctors know about brain tumors in children, not a new treatment.
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A review of follow-up care for young brain tumor survivors
Experts looked at the advice doctors follow to care for children and young adults after a brain tumor.
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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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How people with meningioma feel from diagnosis through surgery and follow-up
People with a meningioma often feel a lasting sense of threat, and good talks with doctors can help.