News tagged with brain metastases
First national and evidence-based guidelines for brain cancer released
Oct 26, 2009 |
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The first national treatment guidelines for brain metastases, which account for nearly 500,000 new cancers annually in the United States, were released today at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in New Orleans.
Stereotactic radiosurgery preferred method of treating cancer patients with brain metastases
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Cancer patients who receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for the treatment of metastatic brain tumors have more than twice the risk of developing learning and memory problems than ...
Whole-brain radiotherapy after surgery or radiosurgery not recommended for brain metastases
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Berlin, Germany: Whole-brain radiotherapy should not be given routinely to all patients whose cancer has spread to the brain, say researchers who found that using it after surgery or radiosurgery in patients with a limited ...
Small molecule inhibitor shows promise in trastuzumab-resistant metastatic breast cancer
May 28, 2009 |
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Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers report that a combination of trastuzumab and neratinib (HKI-272) a novel small molecule inhibitor of the HER2 receptor (ErbB2) appears active in women with HER2-positive metastatic breast ...
Brain metastases hijack neuron-supporting cells to resist chemotherapy
Apr 19, 2009 |
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Cancer that spreads to other organs finds a particularly inviting hideout in the brain, where these metastases are usually far harder to treat than they are in other locations. Two researchers from The University of Texas ...
Cancer patients experience increased risk of learning and memory problems
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Cancer patients with tumors that have spread to the brain (brain metastases) who undergo stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation have more than double the risk of developing learning and memory problems, ...
