Tag Archives: brain tumor

New Treatment for Recurrent Glioblastoma

November 8th, 2012 - 2:18 pm

Mayo Clinic in Arizona is the first and only clinical center in the Southwest to offer a new treatment that disrupts the growth of recurrent glioblastoma brain tumors. The new treatment features the NovoTTF-100A System, a portable, noninvasive medical device … Continue reading →

By susanashephard | Posted in Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery | Tagged Alyx Porter, Arizona, Brain, brain tumor, Cancer, glioblastoma, Mayo Clinic, neuro-oncology, TTF | Comments (1)

Mayo, UCSF Team Discovers Genomic Variant That Increases Risk of Brain Tumors

August 26th, 2012 - 12:00 pm

People with a specific variation in their genetic code are about six times more likely to develop a certain type of slow growing brain tumor according to a Mayo Clinic and University of California, San Francisco study published in the … Continue reading →

By joedangor | Posted in Cancer, Cancer Center, Neurology & Neurosurgery | Tagged brain cancer, brain tumor, Glioma, Jenkins, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, nature genetics, ucsf, wrensch | Leave a comment

Study shows potential to prevent hospitalizations in brain tumor patients

April 13th, 2011 - 8:30 am

In a retrospective five-year study, researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that common causes of hospitalization for patients with malignant brain tumors, such as seizures, are potentially preventable. Researchers hope to use the findings to promote changes in certain practices … Continue reading →

By makalajohnson | Posted in Neurology & Neurosurgery | Tagged AAN, brain tumor, hospitalization, Johnson, Mayo Clinic, Neurology & Neurosurgery, O’Neill, Study | Leave a comment

Glioma Treatment Study

November 22nd, 2010 - 12:19 pm

A new Mayo Clinic study found that children with low-grade brain tumors (gliomas) who undergo aggressive surgery to completely remove the tumor have an increased chance of overall survival. If complete removal is not possible, adding radiation therapy to a less complete … Continue reading →

By Adam Brase | Posted in Cancer, Pediatrics, Research | Tagged brain tumor, Glioma, Laack, Mayo Clinic, Surgery, Treatment | Leave a comment

Mayo Researchers Find Race Has Role in Incidence, Survival of Rare Brain Tumor

July 13th, 2009 - 2:46 pm

The incidence of a rare and deadly tumor called primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is two times higher in black Americans, ages 20 to 49, than in white Americans, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the June … Continue reading →

By Karl Oestreich | Posted in Cancer, Research | Tagged brain tumor, Genetics, Mayo Clinic, O'Neill, Primary central nervous system lymphoma, Racial Differences | Leave a comment

Brain Tumors: Best Treatments for Long-Term Survival

December 3rd, 2008 - 8:08 pm

A new Mayo Clinic study found that patients with low-grade gliomas survived longest when they underwent aggressive surgeries to successfully remove the entire tumor. If safely removing the entire tumor was not possible, patients survived significantly longer when surgery was … Continue reading →