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With the
valiant battle of Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
against an invasive brain cancer, an
increasing amount of public attention has
been turned to this disease. Because
of that, America's Seniors at
TodaysSeniorsNetwork.com is proud to devote
a special section to stories about brain
cancer in the belief that it will be
beneficial to our readers.
Tiny Particles may help Surgeons by marking
Brain Tumors... Researchers have
developed a way to enhance how brain tumors
appear in MRI scans and during surgery,
making the tumors easier for surgeons to
identify and remove...(click here to
read rest of story)
Gene may
lead to early onset of Brain Tumor...People with a particular gene
variant may be more likely to develop brain
tumors, and at an earlier age, than people
without the gene, according to a study
published in the January 27, 2009, print
issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of
the American Academy of Neurology...(click
here to read rest of story)
D
rug helps
Brain Tumor patients live longer...People who
receive high doses of the chemotherapy drug methotrexate to treat a certain type of
brain tumor appear to live longer than
people receiving other treatments, according
to research published in the January 29,
2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical
journal of the American Academy of
Neurology...(click here to read rest
of story)
Northeast U.S. has
most Brain Cancer Hospitalizations...
People in the Northeastern U.S. are
one-third more likely than those in the
South or West to be hospitalized for
treatment of brain cancer or to have brain
cancer when they are hospitalized for
another illness or complication, according
to the latest News and Numbers from the U.S.
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality...(click here to read rest of
story)
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