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Original Source: Conditional Survival of All Primary Brain Tumor Patients by Age, Behavior, and Histology.
Background: Survival statistics commonly reflect survival from the time of diagnosis but do not take into account survival already achieved after a diagnosis. The objective of this study was to provide conditional survival estimates for brain tumor patients as a more accurate measure of survival for those who have already survived for a specified amount of time after diagnosis. Methods: Data on primary malignant and nonmalignant brain tumor cases diagnosed from 1985-2005 from selected SEER state cancer regi...
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According to the American Brain Tumor Association, just over 24,000 patients will be diagnosed with a primary malignant brain tumour during 2012 in the US alone. Some 80% of primary malignant brain...
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National Brain Tumor Society Announces Launch of Defeat GBM Research Collaborative
BOSTON, MA (PRWEB) March 26, 2013 National Brain Tumor Society, the largest nonprofit dedicated to the brain tumor community in the United States, today announced the formation of the Defeat GBM Re...
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
TUESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Removal of a rare type of benign brain tumor helped bring a young girl's compulsive eating under control, doctors report. The 10-year-old had what's known as a hy...
A fast-growing tumor (solid red) displaces nerve fibers (colored strands) in a false-color image of a 54-year-old woman’s brain, as seen from above. Produced by a technique called fiber tractography...
Survival statistics show hard fight when malignant brain tumors appear at multiple sites
(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) When aggressive, malignant tumors appear in more than one location in the brain, patient survival tends to be significantly shorter than when the disease starts as a sing...
Voices Against Brain Cancer Congratulates Alec Panici on Being Recognized as Caregiver of the Year
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 04, 2013 On May 4, Voices Against Brain Cancer, an organization dedicated to brain tumor research and advocacy, congratulates 24-year old Alec Panici on being recognized as...
Stimulating The Immune System To Fight Brain Tumors
Research at Lund University in Sweden gives hope that one of the most serious types of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, could be fought by the patients' own immune system. The tumors are difficul...
Immune system to fight brain tumors
(Lund University) Research at Lund University in Sweden gives hope that one of the most serious types of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, could be fought by the patients' own immune system. The t...
Malignant Brain Cancer Antigens Targeted By Vaccine Which Significantly Lengthens Survival
An experimental immune-based therapy more than doubled median survival of patients diagnosed with the most aggressive malignant brain tumor, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers reported in Cancer...
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Conditional Survival of All Primary Brain Tumor Patients by Age, Behavior, and Histology.
Background: Survival statistics commonly reflect survival from the time of diagnosis but do not take into account survival already achieved after a diagnosis. The objective of this study was to provid...
Population-based survival data for brain tumors in Korea.
Primary brain tumors are relatively uncommon but particularly lethal cancers. Although survival is useful for monitoring the effects of early cancer detection and treatment, there are few population-b...
Liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma: Selection is essential for acceptable results.
Abstract Background and aims. Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is considered a contraindication for liver transplantation by most liver transplant centers. The aim of this study has been to report our results...
Stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with recurrent intracranial ependymomas.
The objective of the study is to define the tumor control rate and complications associated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for patients with recurrent intracranial ependymoma. Retrospective revi...
With the growing threatening of malignancy to health, it is very necessary to analyze cancer incidence and patient survival rates among residents in Pudong New Area to formulate some better cancer pre...
