Meet the expert: Alyx B. Porter, M.D., a neuro-oncologist and professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic.
The Philadelphia Flyers had a special guest read out their lineup Tuesday night. Nine-year-old Owen Micciche, who has been living with a pediatric brain tumor diagnosis since he was 6 months old, ...
Oligodendroglioma is a rare type of brain tumor. It’s in a category of brain and spinal cord tumors called gliomas. These are brain or spinal cord tumors that come from abnormal glial cells, the ...
A 57-year-old UK father of four recently made headlines when he revealed the bizarre clue that preceded his Stage 4 glioblastoma diagnosis — a “strange sweet caramel smell.” “We didn’t think much of ...
For decades, diagnosis of brain cancer has been medicine’s most difficult and hazardous challenge. Simple imaging such as MRI scans may reveal a suspicious-looking lesion, but the only sure way to ...
Glioblastoma doesn't just affect the brain. It also erodes bones in the skull and changes the composition of immune cells in skull marrow.
A new study shows glioblastoma isn’t confined to the brain—it erodes the skull and hijacks the immune system within skull marrow. The cancer opens channels that let inflammatory cells enter the brain, ...
He was diagnosed after suffering from severe headaches and slurred speech as he prepared for his GCSEs and his parents, Nikki and Justin, have raised nearly £95,000 for Brain Tumour Research for their ...