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Brain Cancer

Brain Cancer

This type of cancer: Brain Cancer, can be Discussed in this Thread.

People suffering because of Brain cancer may like to share how they cope to help others around the world who may be searching for answers.

Cancer Brain

Combination therapy may be better than radiotherapy alone to treat aggressive brain cancer

Radiotherapy effectively damages brain tumors but the cancer cells can repair themselves in order to live on. Now, researchers have tested a strategy that combines radiotherapy with a drug that shuts down the ability of tumor to mend themselves. Ref. Source 6b.

Brain Cancer Health & Special Psychology

Researchers uncover more genetic links to brain cancer cell growth

Two recently discovered genetic differences between brain cancer cells and normal tissue cells — an altered gene and a snippet of noncoding genetic material — could offer clues to tumor behavior and potential new targets for therapy, scientists report. Ref. Source 2k.

Cancer Brain

Largest ever brain cancer study reveals new secrets to inherited risk

Scientists have uncovered a treasure trove of information about the genetic causes of brain cancer in the largest ever study of the disease. Ref. Source 4i.

Cancer Brain

Recurrent brain cancer: New hope with phase 1 clinical trial results. New data from a Phase I clinical trial shows more than a quarter of patients with recurrent high-grade glioma, a form of brain cancer, were alive more than three years after treatment. Source 2e.