Brain Tumor News

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Targeting Brain Cancer Cell Metabolism May Provide New Treatment

Posted December 10, 2009:

• Neurosurgeons Draft New Treatment Guidelines for Brain Metastases

Posted December 7, 2009:

• Delivering Medicine Directly Into a Tumor
• New Hope for Diagnosis and Treatment of Intractable Pediatric Brain Tumors

Posted December 4, 2009:

• Diffusion Tensor Imaging Increases Ability to Remove Benign Tumors in Children

Posted December 3, 2009:

• No Change in Brain Tumor Incidence During a Time When Cell Phone Usage Increased

Posted December 2, 2009:

• Brain Tumor Cells Made More Responsive to Radiation

Posted December 1, 2009:

• Tumor-Attacking Virus Strikes With 'One-Two Punch'

Posted November 17, 2009:

• World's First Delivery of Intra-Arterial Avastin Directly Into Brain Tumor

Posted November 11, 2009:

• New Way to Biopsy Brain Tumors in Real Time

Posted November 3, 2009:

• Less Brain Swelling Occurs With Multiple Sessions Of Stereotactic Radiosurgery For Common Brain Tumor
• Aiming To Avoid Damage To Neurocognitive Areas Of The Brain During Cranial Radiation

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Gamma Knife Treatment For Glioblastomas Shows Promising Results
• Brain Tumors In Childhood Leave A Lasting Mark On Cognition, Life Status

Posted October 26, 2009:

• First National And Evidence-Based Guidelines For Brain Cancer Released

Posted October 1, 2009:

• New Approach For The Treatment Of Malignant Brain Tumors

Posted September 21, 2009:

• Whole-Brain Radiotherapy After Surgery Or Radiosurgery Not Recommended For Brain Metastases

Posted September 9, 2009:

• Toward A Nanomedicine For Brain Cancer

Posted September 2, 2009:

• Avastin Dramatically Improves Response, Survival In Deadly Recurrrent Glioblastomas, Study Finds

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Gene Predicts Post-Surgical Survival From Brain Metastasis Of Breast Cancer Patients
• Why Don't Brain Tumors Respond To Medication?

Posted August 25, 2009:

• Human Breast Cancer Hit For Six: Key Role For Six1 In Tumor Development And Metastasis

Posted August 19, 2009:

• Nano-Bio Material Kills Cancer Cells, Leaves Healthy Cells In Unharmed

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Key Factor That Stimulates Brain Cancer Cells To Spread Identified

Posted August 17, 2009:

• Prion Protein Identified As Novel Early Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker
• Gene Vital To Brain's Stem Cells Implicated In Deadly Brain Cancer

Posted August 12, 2009:

• Anti-Psychotic Drugs Could Help Fight Cancer

Posted August 10, 2009:

• STAT3 Gene Regulates Cancer Stem Cells In Brain Cancer

Posted August 7, 2009:

• Delays In UK Child Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Posted August 5, 2009:

• Sensitizing Tumor Response To Cancer Therapy

Posted August 3, 2009:

• Nanoparticles Cross Blood-Brain Barrier To Enable 'Brain Tumor Painting'

Posted July 31, 2009:

• Antibody Targeting Of Glioblastoma Shows Promise In Preclinical Tests

Posted July 30, 2009:

• Crystal Ball For Brain Cancer? New Method Predicts Which Brain Tumors Will Respond To Drug

Posted July 23, 2009:

• Tumor 'Stem-Like Cells' Exist In Benign Tumors

Posted July 20, 2009:

• New Strategy In Tumor Treatment

Posted July 16, 2009:

• Gliomas Exploit Immune Cells Of The Brain For Rapid Expansion

Posted July 14, 2009:

• Stealthy Gene Network Makes Brain Tumors Flourish
• Network Of Altered Genes Appear To Play Role In Development Of Brain Tumors

Posted July 6, 2009:

• Dogs, Humans, Put Heads Together To Find Cure For Brain Cancer

Posted July 5, 2009:

• DNA Variations Linked To Brain Tumors
• Variations In Five Genes Raise Risk For Most Common Brain Tumors

Posted July 2, 2009:

• What Drives Lung Cancer's Spread?

Posted July 1, 2009:

• Biomarker That Safely Monitors Tumor Response To New Brain Cancer Treatment

Posted June 25, 2009:

• 3-D Protein Map To Aid Stroke And Cancer Research Drafted

Posted June 22, 2009:

• Tumor Suppressor Gene In Flies May Provide Insights For Human Brain Tumors

Posted June 13, 2009:

• How Cancers Spread To The Brain

Posted June 10, 2009:

• How A Common Genetic Mutation Makes Cancer Radiation Resistant

Posted June 8, 2009:

• Novel Mechanism Controlling Tumor Growth In The Brain Uncovered

Posted June 1, 2009:

• Most Common Brain Cancer May Originate In Neural Stem Cells

Posted May 28, 2009:

• Small Molecule Inhibitor Shows Promise In Trastuzumab-Resistant Metastatic Breast Cancer

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