Putting Our Heads Together
Posted in News on Oct 31st, 2007
Could you have a brain tumor — and not even know it?
New research suggests that benign brain tumors, hidden brain aneurysms and “silent” strokes are all more common than we think. And some of us are walking around with them without even knowing it.
Posted in News on Oct 23rd, 2007
One of Pogue’s imponderables was, “Do cell phones cause brain cancer?” As a physician who has followed the published medical literature on this, I can tell you that the answer is no.
A common human virus may prove useful in attacking the deadliest form of brain tumors, according to study conducted by researchers at Duke’s Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center.
The cancer drug Avastin — an established but expensive treatment for lung, breast and colon cancers — may also be a powerful weapon against the most deadly type of brain tumor.
Colon and lung cancer drug Avastin, along with standard chemotherapy, increases survival rates of patients with a very deadly type of brain tumor, U.S. researchers said on Thursday…
Posted in News on Oct 18th, 2007
A 32-year-old east Texas man is the first brain tumor patient in the region to benefit from a unique surgical procedure that removes pituitary tumors without making incisions in the skin.
The 16-year-old lives like there’s no tomorrow. He has to. He has terminal cancer…
Within minutes after being stung by the scorpion known as the deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus), weakness starts to kick in. The feeling quickly spreads, paralyzing its prey (typically insects) for hours – just enough time for the scorpion to enjoy dinner…
The Brain Tumor Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial of an investigational vaccine for treating glioma, a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain…
Posted in News on Oct 9th, 2007
An East Texas brain tumor patient is recovering from the operation. It’s called endoscopic transphenoidal hypophysectomy, where …. In laymen’s terms tumor was removed through the nasal cavity…
