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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Experts agree on five ways to track how surgeons improve at brain tumor surgery
Doctors across Europe agreed on five things to measure as surgeons get better at removing fast growing brain tumors.
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Newer targeted pills linked to longer survival when EGFR lung cancer spreads to the brain
In a look back at past patient records, people who took third-generation EGFR pills lived longer after their lung cancer spread to the brain.
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A computer tool that helps read brain scans in glioblastoma studies
Researchers built a computer program that helps doctors judge whether a brain tumor is growing, shrinking, or staying the same.
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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 low grade brain tumor spread to the lung and looked like a different tumor
Doctors found that a slow growing meningioma had spread to a woman's lung.
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A rare disease that looked like brain tumors
Doctors found a rare illness that looked just like common brain tumors on scans.
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A look at brain tumor patients by age at one hospital in Romania
Doctors reviewed 283 adults with brain tumors and found that older patients tended to have more aggressive tumors and got less intensive treatment.
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Gene testing helped identify a rare brain tumor in a child
Doctors used gene testing to correctly name a rare, slow-growing brain tumor in one child.
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A review of Trop-2 drugs for HER2-negative breast cancer
This is a summary of where research stands on a group of breast cancer drugs that aim at a marker called Trop-2.
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A Drug for IDH1 Glioma Seemed to Help Some Tumors More Than Others
A look back at people with glioma that came back found that the drug ivosidenib seemed to work best for certain tumors.
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A study of second surgery for fast-growing brain tumors
This item looks at what happens when people have surgery a second time for a fast-growing brain tumor, but the details were not provided.
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Testing a blood and spinal fluid check for glioblastoma
Researchers tested whether a blood or spinal fluid test for glioblastoma could work in a real hospital.
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Experts share advice on check-ups for people with IDH-mutant glioma
Doctors from many fields wrote advice on how often and how to check on people with a slow-growing brain tumor.
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A paper guide helped people with glioblastoma make treatment choices
A simple paper tool helped patients and families feel surer about hard treatment choices.
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A review of newer scans and lab tests for finding skull base tumors sooner
Newer scans and fluid tests may spot problems at the base of the skull earlier than standard scans do.
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Health workers describe what helps and what blocks good care for brain tumor patients
Staff who care for people with fast growing brain tumors say care needs better teamwork and clearer communication.
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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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Surgeons removed a rare brain tumor using a small camera through the brain's fluid spaces
Doctors took out a rare tumor deep inside the brain using a thin camera and small tools, and the patient did well.
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PET scans show more of a brain tumor, but wider surgery led to longer survival
A special scan found more tumor than a standard MRI, but people did better when surgeons removed a wider area.
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What glioma patients want when scan results are unclear
Patients said that waiting to find out if a tumor is growing is stressful, and they want clear answers sooner.