Gliomas are the most common type of primary brain cancer in adults. Many gliomas, especially low- and early-grade gliomas, ...
For glioma patients, there are generally two main treatment paths: standard care, which includes surgery, radiation, and ...
Several molecular testing techniques are used on tissue samples. Dr. Alexandra Miller discussed a couple of these techniques ...
Scientists have discovered that certain changes in the DNA of cells, known as mutations, like the IDH mutation, can act as ...
Definitive diagnosis of glioma requires a biopsy and pathology, including histology and molecular testing. A tissue biopsy ...
A glioma is a type of tumor that originates in the central nervous system, specifically in the brain or spinal cord. These tumors originate in glial cells, supportive cells in the brain which serve to ...
Singer Bruce Springsteen, 75, and his wife Patti have been living with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, for roughly six years. Despite the “tough” disease, Springsteen says his wife is “doing ...
We see thousands of stories at survivorNet, and we’ve never seen anything quite like this. A 12-year-old and her her mom were both diagnosed with cancer at the same time, and they both beat it. Bella ...
30 years after SNL star and comedy legend Gilda Radner died from ovarian cancer in 1989 at only 42, her courageous story continues to inspire women who are going through the same illness. Radner, ...
Surgery is a mainstay of treatment for ovarian cancer. If it’s possible to remove all, or most all, visible disease upfront, then in some cases your doctors will schedule surgery quickly. The COVID-19 ...