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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When comfort becomes the best care for a child
This is one boy's story about choosing comfort care when treatment stops helping.
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A look at propofol, a sleep drug used in surgery, and glioblastoma
Doctors are asking if a common sleep drug used during surgery also affects brain tumors.
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Testing a phone video tool to check balance in people with NF2-related schwannomatosis
Researchers built a phone video tool to check balance in a very rare nerve condition. It worked better than a simpler way of building it.
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A rare brain lymphoma near the pituitary gland: one woman's story over several years
Doctors describe one woman whose rare brain cancer first looked like a hormone problem.
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A special brain scan can sometimes give false signals for a tumor marker
A scan that looks for a sign of some brain tumors can be fooled by other substances in healthy brain tissue.
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A brain tumor that looked like a stroke
A woman's brain tumor was first thought to be a stroke, which shows how easy the mix-up can be.
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Side Effects of Temozolomide in Brain Tumor Care
Most side effects from the brain tumor drug temozolomide got better with care.
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One Surgery Treated a Rare Brain Tumor and a Weak Artery
Doctors treated a rare brain tumor and a weak, bulging artery in one surgery.
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Lung cancer that spread to the brain went away in one patient
Doctors treated one man whose lung cancer had spread to his brain, and the signs of cancer went away.
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A review of heart valve problems linked to a common pituitary tumor medicine
Doctors looked at what is known about heart valve damage in people who take cabergoline for a pituitary tumor.
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A tool to estimate survival for people with grade 4 glioma
Researchers built a chart that tries to estimate how long people with a grade 4 glioma may live.
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Brain fluid spaces stay changed in shape after surgery for large pituitary tumors
After surgery for a large pituitary tumor, one fluid space deep in the brain stayed changed in shape.
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A small camera and tube used to remove large brain tumors
Doctors used a small camera and a narrow tube to take out large tumors deep in the brain, and no problems were reported in this small group.
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Gamma Knife radiation for brain tumors that spread from thyroid cancer
In a small look back at past patients, Gamma Knife radiation kept most brain tumors from thyroid cancer under control.
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A rare case of sudden facial weakness after Gamma Knife treatment
One man had sudden weakness on one side of his face soon after Gamma Knife radiation for a tumor on his hearing and balance nerve.
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How surgery helped people whose cancer spread to the brain
A large study found that brain surgery helped many people feel and function better, so they could get more treatment.
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How long patients lived after whole brain radiation
Whole brain radiation gave patients some extra time, but the amount was small.
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The cost of facial rehab after vestibular schwannoma surgery
Doctors added up what it cost to treat a weak face after this tumor surgery.
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What Affected Survival After Brain Surgery for Melanoma That Spread to the Brain
Doctors looked back at 103 people who had surgery for melanoma that spread to the brain, to see what affected how long they lived.
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A step-by-step plan for treating a brain tumor and a nearby bulge in a blood vessel
Doctors describe how they safely treated three people who had both a brain tumor and a weak spot in a nearby artery.