Brain Cancer | Tumor

CURE’s brain cancer page features the latest cancer news and updates on brain cancer Through articles, videos, podcasts, and more, CURE brings readers the insights of experts, cancer survivors, patients, and advocates to ensure everyone is up to date in brain cancer.

Caregivers Affected Significantly by Brain Cancer-Related Cognitive Dysfunction

November 20th 2018, 11:51pm

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The cognitive dysfunction that patients with glioblastoma often face can compound these challenges and ultimately put extra stress on caregivers.

Liquid Biopsies May Bring a Future of Hope For Pediatric Brain Cancer

November 19th 2018, 7:26pm

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Researchers have found a potentially safer and faster way to determine if treatment for a type of childhood brain cancer is working.

The Health Care Battle

November 18th 2018, 11:10pm

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Health care shouldn't be a fight, but it is. I tell my story of fighting for an MRI in a hope that I illuminate the cracks in our system in a hope we can make change, so no one falls through those cracks.

FDA Approves Study on Focused Ultrasound to Open Blood-Brain Barrier

October 16th 2018, 7:25pm

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In the first such clinical trial in the United States, researchers will evaluate focused ultrasound to breach the blood-brain barrier

New Drug Delivery Method May Help Fight Aggressive Brain Tumor

October 16th 2018, 6:00pm

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Children who suffer from a highly aggressive and deadly type of brain tumor may have new hope when it comes to treatment options.

Late Effects From Brain Tumor Treatment Highlight Need for Survivorship Care

October 12th 2018, 8:30pm

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Brain cancer survivors are living longer, highlighting the importance of survivorship care for this population.

Survivors of Central Nervous Tumors Face Difficulties With Adult Independence

September 27th 2018, 6:43pm

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A recent study from St. Jude Children’s Hospital found that more than half of adults who survived pediatric central nervous system tumors failed to achieve independence as adults.

Words of Wisdom from a 7-Year-Old Cancer Survivor

September 27th 2018, 5:00pm

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Micah Bernstein is only 7 years old and has already fought cancer three times. Now, she hopes to be an inspiration to other children.

Finding Inspiration at the Biden Cancer Summit

September 25th 2018, 6:25pm

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CURE headed out to Washington, DC to cover the Biden Cancer Summit.

Radiation Treatment May Impair Recent Memory in Pediatric Patients With Brain Tumors

September 24th 2018, 6:56pm

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“Key brain regions that we know are typically involved in autobiographical memory formation and retrieval, especially the hippocampus, are located quite far from the primary tumor bed, and thus far from the site of focal radiation,” Sekeres, who is director of the Sekeres Memory Laboratory at Baylor University, said in an interview with CURE.