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Brain tumors can be broadly categorized into primary and secondary (or metastatic) tumors. ...
Ongoing research and inventions in the field of oncology focus on the development of small molecule drug therapies for use in brain tumor resection. Small molecule drugs are being developed to target and effectively treat brain tumors to improve therapeutic outcomes. ...
In honor of National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day this month, we are doing our part to set the record straight on Fibromyalgia, a condition the MayoClinic calls “one of the most misunderstood disorders in medicine today.” Once thought to be an autoimmune or inflammatory disorder, specialists now agree that fibromyalgia is a disorder of the nervous system. It most commonly affects women ...
After surgery, a follow-up treatment, also referred to as adjuvant treatment, is often recommended to help eliminate any residual traces of the tumor.1 In the case of brain tumors, more often than not, adjuvant therapy involves using radiation, in part because few chemotherapy agents reliably cross the blood brain barrier. ...
For many primary and metastatic brain tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has proven to be an effective treatment with outcomes equivalent to invasive surgical procedures. ...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help increase oxygen levels in the blood and body tissues to supply the necessary energy to the brain in order to improve brain metabolism. ...