Brain Tumor News

Posted January 23, 2008:

• Nanotubes Help Advance Brain Tumor Research

Posted January 18, 2008:

• Combined Radiation Seed, Chemotherapy Wafer Implants Show Promise In Treating Cancerous Brain Tumors

Posted January 1, 2008:

• New Treatment Suitable For All Patients With Least Treatable Brain Tumors, Study Suggests

Posted December 26, 2007:

• Novel Method Used To Classify New Vs. Recurrent Cancer

Posted December 21, 2007:

• Cancer Stem Cells May Be At The Root Of Brain Tumors

Posted December 18, 2007:

• Blood-Brain Barrier: A Misunderstood Key To Finding Life-Saving Cures To Brain Disease

Posted December 16, 2007:

• Drug Combination Shrinks Breast Cancer Metastases In Brain
• Survival Shortened When ER/PR Negative Breast Cancer Spreads To The Brain, Studies Show

Posted December 13, 2007:

• Drug Study For Brain Cancer Shows Promising Results

Posted December 3, 2007:

• New High-Tech Tool For Brain Disorders, Gamma Knife, Now In Use

Posted November 27, 2007:

• Blood-Vessel Blocker Aids Cancer-Killing Virus

Posted November 12, 2007:

• Toward Cancer Drugs That Penetrate Ten Times Deeper Into The Brain

Posted October 30, 2007:

• Cancer-Killing Virus Shows Promise as Metastatic Cancer Treatment

Posted October 29, 2007:

• Radiation Plus Chemo Quadruples Survival Time For Fatal Brain Cancer

Posted October 22, 2007:

• Common Virus May Help Doctors Treat Deadly Brain Tumors
• Mayo Clinic Tests Novel Vaccine For Aggressive Brain Tumors

Posted October 19, 2007:

• Clinical Trial Evaluating Brain Cancer Vaccine Is Underway
• Drug Combination Might Offer Hope For Patients Deadly Brain Tumors

Posted October 16, 2007:

• Existing Drugs May Be Useful In Treating Brain Tumors, Study Suggests

Posted October 10, 2007:

• Allergies Linked To Lower Risk Of Brain Cancer

Posted September 11, 2007:

• Customized Virus Kills Brain Tumor Stem Cells That Drive Lethal Cancer

Posted August 30, 2007:

• Experimental Anti-Cancer Drug Kills Brain Tumor Stem Cells

Posted August 28, 2007:

• Gene May Hinder Spread Of Prostate Cancer

Posted August 23, 2007:

• Novel 3-D Cell Culture Model Shows Selective Tumor Uptake Of Nanoparticles

Posted August 2, 2007:

• Electric Fields Have Potential As A Cancer Treatment

Posted July 20, 2007:

• Better Treatment For Children With Brain Cancer

Posted July 19, 2007:

• Link Between Brain Tumor Proteins Identified

Posted July 16, 2007:

• First Of Its Kind Report On How Children With Brain Tumors Perform At School
• Tumor Painting Revolutionizes Cancer Surgery: New Visual Method 500 Times More Sensitive Than MRI

Posted July 3, 2007:

• Team Identifies New Oncogene For Brain Cancer

Posted June 27, 2007:

• Genetic Factor Predicts Prognosis In Brain Tumor Patients

Posted June 6, 2007:

• New Contributor To Aggressive Cancers Found

Posted June 4, 2007:

• Chemotherapy May Enhance The Effectiveness Of Brain Tumor Vaccines
• Drug Shows Activity Against Brain Metastases

Posted June 3, 2007:

• Every Moment Counts: Predicting Treatment Responses Earlier For Brain Tumor Patients
• Vorinostat Shows Anti-Cancer Activity In Recurrent Gliomas

Posted May 25, 2007:

• New Method For Crossing Blood-Brain Barrier Patented

Posted May 21, 2007:

• Chemotherapy Drug Shrinks Brain Tumors

Posted May 8, 2007:

• Animal Study Identifies Promising New Target For Brain Tumor Therapy

Posted April 17, 2007:

• Head And Neck Cancer Vaccine Targets Proteins To Create Immune Response
• Virus Sent To Attack Brain Tumors From The Inside Out

Posted April 12, 2007:

• Brain Tumors Coax Important Support From Nearby Immune System Cells

Posted April 10, 2007:

• Nanostructures Show Potential To Aid In The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Pediatric Brain Cancer

Posted March 5, 2007:

• Investigating The Measles Virus As A Tool To Kill Multiple Myeloma

Posted February 21, 2007:

• Alternative Brain Cancer Treatment: High-Fat, Low-Carbo Diet Slows Tumor Growth In Mice

Posted February 20, 2007:

• Cancer Drug Can Extend Survival In Patients With Deadly Brain Tumors

Posted February 15, 2007:

• 'Gateway' Gene Discovered For Brain Cancer

Posted February 1, 2007:

• Genetic Fingerprints Identify Brain Tumors' Origins

Posted January 25, 2007:

• Stem Cells Cultured From Human Bone Marrow Behave Like Those Derived From Brain Tissue

Posted January 16, 2007:

• Stem Cell Marker Identified In Head And Neck Cancer

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