The team’s approach could offer a transformative path for children with medulloblastoma and other aggressive types of brain ...

Patients with a glioma, a type of malignant brain tumor, can suffer from cognitive problems after surgery. However, the true ...

Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have discovered a way to stop tumour growth before it starts for a subtype of medulloblastoma, the most common childhood malignant brain cancer.

All three patients suffered side effects, including fever and ... associate director of the Mass General Center for Brain Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy and a co-author of the study.

There exists a dire need to improve treatments for malignant brain tumors. Current strategies, including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapies, can have serious side effects and are generally not ...

Kaviya was diagnosed with several meningiomas (tumors that grow in the meninges, the protective layers of the brain) in 2023, ...

Research is progressing on a new form of radiotherapy to treat cancer that has shown promising results, tackling difficult ...

One persistent myth is that cellphone use directly causes brain cancer by emitting radiofrequency radiation. However, ...

These brain tumors are unfortunately tenacious ... treatment locally and don't deliver it through the bloodstream, side ...

Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors affecting children ... the child’s neurosurgeon are also important to monitor neurological function and side effects from treatment, and to guard against ...

It’s important to weigh the benefits of each treatment option against the possible risks and side effects. How are brain and spinal cord tumors treated? The main treatments for children with brain and ...

Minimally invasive procedures: We provide MRI-guided laser ablation, a less invasive option to treat certain types of brain tumors. Chemoprotection: We are finding ways to avoid some side effects of ...