Putting Our Heads Together
Posted in News on Nov 29th, 2007
Adding new fuel to the debate over cell phone safety, three European research groups in separate studies have found an increased risk of brain tumors in people who have used the phones for 10 years or more…
After 10 years of trial and error, Yale bioengineers have developed a new approach to brain-tumor chemotherapy that could potentially extend the life spans of countless cancer patients.
Cancer-killing viruses are a promising therapy for incurable brain tumors, but their effectiveness has been limited in part because immune cells rapidly move in and eliminate them
Posted in Legislation, News on Nov 13th, 2007
As representatives and senators debate, discuss and bargain about the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, I’d like to step up as the parent of child with cancer — and welcome you to our world. Maybe, I’ll give you pause as you head into your next roundtable discussion.
A gene linked to pediatric brain tumors is an essential driver of early brain development, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.
A stunning new and highly experimental treatment for the most deadly type of brain tumor helped save the life of a 52-year-old man.
Posted in News on Nov 8th, 2007
A rare hereditary disorder that strongly predisposes carriers to develop cancer at an early age has been found in an Asian female, report researchers at the American Association for Cancer Research Centennial Conference on Translational Cancer Medicine…
