For many years, the standard treatment path for low-grade gliomas was surgery followed by observation or radiation (and sometimes chemotherapy). However, recent advances have introduced another ...

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For some glioma patients, radiation can play a key role in keeping cancer under control. Patients with low-grade gliomas may not need to undergo radiation. However, it’s often recommended for those ...

A new population-based study, led by Cedars-Sinai investigators, is suggesting that the overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer, a disease actress Sofia Vergara beat more than two decades ago, continues to be ...

Lainie Jones, a 41-year-old woman from Florida, has Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS), an genetic disorder that leads to an increased risk of certain cancers, and is now battling glioblastoma, the 7th type ...

Recent data showed that a drug called Vorasidenib can significantly delay the progression of glioma and reduce the need for more aggressive treatments like chemotherapy and radiation in patients with ...

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“The Home Edit” star Clea Shearer, 43, recently underwent her eighth surgery since being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022, and despite having to have yet another procedure, the home makeover guru ...

Unfortunately, glioma does come back for a number of patients. Those who are younger (under 40), had smaller tumors, or had their tumor fully resected may have a lower chance of cancer recurring.

Surgery is often the first step in glioma treatment, aiming for maximal safe resection (removal of the tumor) while preserving essential brain function. Depending on how surgery goes and other risk ...

Gliomas can develop from several different types of cells in the brain, including oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, and ependymal cells. The treatment path may vary depending on what type of brain cell ...