brain cancer treatment

Dogs, Humans To Search For Brain Cancer Treatment

harminka — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:07:16 -0500

Pinpointing the genes involved in human brain cancer can be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and sometimes the needle you find may not be the right one.

First Step Done For Non-Invasive Treatment of Brain Tumors

harminka — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:50:12 -0500

Duke University engineers have taken a first step toward a minimally invasive treatment of brain tumors by combining chemotherapy with heat administered from the end of a catheter.

New Drug Shows Promise For Brain Cancer Treatment

harminka — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:15:08 -0500

An experimental drug derived from cottonseeds shows promise in treating the recurrence of glioblastoma multiforme, widely considered the most lethal brain cancer, said researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

Scorpion venom with nanoparticles slows spread of brain cancer

harminka — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:40:17 -0500

By combining nanoparticles with a scorpion venom compound already being investigated for treating brain cancer, University of Washington researchers found they could cut the spread of cancerous cells by 98 percent, compared to 45 percent for the scorpion venom alone.

New successful therapy against brain tumors

harminka — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:04:15 -0600

The combination of two drugs produces a critical improvement in the treatment of certain brain tumours. This has been demonstrated by researchers at Bonn University working in co-operation with German and Swiss colleagues in a current study.

Older Patients with brain tumors may benefit from more aggressive treatment

harminka — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:28:43 -0500

A new study from University Hospitals Case Medical Center (UHCMC) finds that elderly patients – 75 years old and older-- with malignant brain tumors are not treated as aggressively as patients between 65 and 75 years old. Furthermore, the researchers find that if patients over 75 years old are treated aggressively, such as with surgery and radiation, they have better survival rates.

Improving quality of life for brain tumour patients

harminka — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:31:19 -0500

A new neuroimaging study at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University aims to ensure the highest quality of life for patients by assessing their cognitive skills before, during, and after brain tumour surgery. This is done by mapping the important functional brain areas surrounding the tumour in order to decrease the risks during surgery.

A window to genetic properties of brain tumors

harminka — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:04:14 -0500

Doctors diagnose and prescribe treatment for brain tumors by studying, under a microscope, tumor tissue and cell samples obtained through invasive biopsy or surgery.

Radiologists use special MRI to identify brain cancer early

harminka — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:37:18 -0500

A special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can depict changes in blood volume in the brain that often precede cancerous transformation of brain tumors, according to a new study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.

Research to lead to brain tumor therapies

harminka — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:25:13 -0500

Unique human in vitro model (cell culture) research currently underway at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England is set to identify and develop therapies for the treatment of multiple tumours in the brain.

Gene plays 'Jekyll and Hyde' in brain cancer

harminka — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:03:33 -0600

Perhaps the only positive spin one can put on the brain cancer glioblastoma is that it’s relatively uncommon. Other than that, the news is bad. It is nearly always fatal, it tends to strike people in the prime of their lives, and the limited treatment options have changed little over decades.

New treatment suitable for all patients

harminka — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:43:28 -0600

New research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center suggests that a three-drug cocktail may one day improve outcomes in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a type of brain tumor with a dismal prognosis.