All Entries in the "Brain Cancer" Category
Coffee And Brain Cancer? How Are They Connected?
Caffeine may be the avowed villain in a number of situations and health conditions; however the caffeine content of coffee and some teas could actually help to slow down the growth of brain tumors. The growth of inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) has been seen to be inhibited or repressed by virtue of caffeine found in [...]
Brain Cancer Home Care – What Can Be Done
Brain cancer is an affliction that every person in the family may be impacted by; not just the sufferer. Home care would depend upon the impairments that a person has or the advancement or stage of the brain cancer: Brain cancer can sometimes cause change in balance and the gait of a person could consequently [...]
Preventing Brain Cancer Recurrence May Be Possible
Now researchers at the Stanford School of medicine may hold out fresh hope for those who have a deadly form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. According to this report, the study has been carried out on mice and may be a significant development for humans as well. This type of brain cancer is seen to [...]
Complete Genomic Sequencing Of Brain Cancer Cell Line Performed
In what could be a basis for personalized treatments based on an individual cancer sufferer’s unique biological signature, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have performed the first complete genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line. According to this Science Daily article, such personalized treatment could mean more effective, less toxic treatment and an ability [...]
Radiotherapy For Brain Cancer May Affect Brain
Dutch researchers found that radiotherapy used in the treatment of brain tumors may lead to decline in patient’s brain function. Researchers conducted a study of 65 patients, 12 years after they treated, found that individuals who had radiotherapy were more prone to have problems with memory and attention. Writing in The Lancet Neurology, the researchers [...]
Effects That Cancer Can Have On The Brain
Your brain is not something that you want to mess with. It is very important to have a very early detection if you suspect that you feel any symptoms of brain cancer. Brain cancer is a malignancy growing in the tissue of your brain. This malignancy grows into a mass of cancer cells. You will [...]
Drug May Prove Effective Against Brain Cancer
One of the deadliest types of cancer is glioblastoma, which is a malignant tumour in the brain. Survival on average lasts for six months, more with certain cancer treatments. The American Cancer Society figures highlight that there are ten thousand cases annually. The drug company Roche Holding AG have reported that trials on a new [...]
Are You Aware Of The Dangerous Warning Signs Of Brain Cancer?
Do you know how to identify the brain cancer symptoms? Tumor that is majorly responsible for brain cancer, primarily damages the vital neurological pathways, when the cancer reaches advanced stage. So, it is very important for you to identify the warning signs of brain cancer in initial stages. Identify the symptoms in early stages to [...]
