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Combined Radiation Seed, Chemotherapy Wafer Implants Show Promise In Treating Cancerous Brain Tumors
January 18, 2008 — In the battle against malignant brain tumors, dual implantation of radioactive seeds and chemotherapy wafers following surgery showed promising results in a study led by specialists at the ... > full story -
New Treatment Suitable For All Patients With Least Treatable Brain Tumors, Study Suggests
January 1, 2008 — A three-drug cocktail may one day improve outcomes in patients with glioblastoma multiforme, a scientists are working on the third -- all targeted to kill or impair cancer cells and spare healthy ... > full story -
Novel Method Used To Classify New Vs. Recurrent Cancer
December 26, 2007 — Researchers have developed a new method for distinguishing between breast cancer recurrences and new primary tumors, according to a study published online December 25 in the Journal of the National ... > full story -
Cancer Stem Cells May Be At The Root Of Brain Tumors
December 21, 2007 — Stem cells, popularly known as a source of biological rejuvenation, may play harmful roles in the body, specifically in the growth and spread of cancer. Amongst the wildly dividing cells of a tumor, ... > full story -
Blood-Brain Barrier: A Misunderstood Key To Finding Life-Saving Cures To Brain Disease
December 18, 2007 — Scientists demystify the blood-brain barrier. They suggest several strategies to propel research for treatments of brain diseases that include multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, obesity and ... > full story -
Drug Combination Shrinks Breast Cancer Metastases In Brain
December 16, 2007 — A combination of a "targeted" therapy and chemotherapy shrank metastatic brain tumors by at least 50 percent in one-fifth of patients with aggressive HER2-positive breast cancer. Up to one-third of ... > full story -
Survival Shortened When ER/PR Negative Breast Cancer Spreads To The Brain, Studies Show
December 16, 2007 — Two studies of women whose breast cancer spread to their brain, have found that women whose tumors do not have estrogen or progesterone receptors have the worst overall outcomes. Because of this, ... > full story -
Drug Study For Brain Cancer Shows Promising Results
December 13, 2007 — A clinical study on the use of a drug to extend the survival of patients with the most common and aggressive type of brain cancer, has yielded results that were significantly better than ... > full story -
New High-Tech Tool For Brain Disorders, Gamma Knife, Now In Use
December 3, 2007 — A new advanced noninvasive, radiosurgery tool for treating a variety of brain disorders -- including tumors has become available. Called the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, the machine is the latest ... > full story -
Blood-Vessel Blocker Aids Cancer-Killing Virus
November 27, 2007 — Cancer-killing viruses are a promising therapy for incurable brain tumors, but their effectiveness has been limited in part because immune cells rapidly eliminate them. That immune response might be ... > full story
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