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Nano-bio Material Kills Cancer Cells, Leaves Healthy Cells In Unharmed
Scientists have developed a
way to target brain cancer
cells using inorganic
titanium dioxide
nanoparticles bonded to soft
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Crystal Ball For Brain Cancer? New Method Predicts Which Brain Tumors Will Respond To Drug
Researchers have uncovered a
new way to scan brain tumors
and predict which ones will
be shrunk by the drug
Avastin -- before the
... > full story
Nanoparticles Cross Blood-brain Barrier To Enable 'Brain Tumor Painting'
Fluorescent nanoparticles
are able to illuminate brain
tumors in mice. The
particles can safely cross
the blood-brain barrier, an
... > full story
How Cancers Spread To The Brain
Research has shown for the
first time how cancers that
spread to the brain
establish themselves and
begin to grow. ... > full story
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Less Brain Swelling Occurs With Multiple Sessions Of Stereotactic Radiosurgery For Common Brain Tumor
November 6, 2009 — Treating a common brain tumor with multiple sessions of radiation appears to result in less brain swelling than treating the tumor once with a high dose of radiation, say ... > full story -
Gamma Knife Treatment For Glioblastomas Shows Promising Results
November 3, 2009 — Researchers report promising results from a cutting-edge research study that treated the aggressive brain tumors glioblastoma multiforme using a novel type of imaging called MR spectroscopy coupled ... > full story -
Aiming To Avoid Damage To Neurocognitive Areas Of The Brain During Cranial Radiation
November 3, 2009 — Radiation oncologists are intent on finding ways to avoid damage to the critically important hippocampus and limbic circuit of the brain when cranial radiation is required to treat existing or ... > full story -
Brain Tumors In Childhood Leave A Lasting Mark On Cognition, Life Status
November 2, 2009 — Brain tumors in childhood cast a long shadow on survivors. The first study of the lasting impact of these tumors -- the most common solid malignancies in childhood -- shows that survivors have ... > full story -
First National And Evidence-based Guidelines For Brain Cancer Released
October 26, 2009 — The first national treatment guidelines for brain metastases, which account for nearly 500,000 new cancers annually in the United States, were recently released. The guidelines were developed by a ... > full story -
Triggers Found In Cells' Transition From Colitis To Cancer
October 14, 2009 — In findings that may help explain why patients with colitis have up to a 30-fold risk of developing colon cancer compared with people without the disease, researchers reveal that inflamed but ... > full story -
Researchers Report Benefits Of New Standard Treatment Study For Rare Pediatric Brain Cancer
October 12, 2009 — Researchers are addressing the treatment of a rare pediatric brain tumor. New findings suggest a new standard protocol could improve survival nearly two-fold for pediatric patients with choroid ... > full story -
Stem Cells Which 'Fool Immune System' May Provide Vaccination For Cancer
October 8, 2009 — A new study reveals the potential for human stem cells to provide a vaccination against colon cancer. This discovery builds upon a century old theory that immunizing with embryonic materials may ... > full story -
New Approach For The Treatment Of Malignant Brain Tumors
October 2, 2009 — Initial chemotherapy alone after surgery is just as successful as initial radiation therapy for patients from whom a very malignant brain tumor (anaplastic glioma) was removed, a new study has found. ... > full story -
Novel 'On-off Switch' Mechanism Stops Cancer In Its Tracks
September 24, 2009 — A tiny bit of genetic material with no previously known function may hold the key to stopping the spread of cancer, researchers in the U.S. and China ... > full story
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