Are you interested in learning more about brain cancer treatments? On Wednesday, October 8, 2008, ORlive will webcast a panel of physicians discussing the case of a brain tumor patient treated with CyberKnife® technology.

A cardiologist who once led the NIH shares insights she gained battling brain cancer. Her book includes everything from genetic research to cancer etiquette.

A British doctor on a humanitarian trip recently performed emergency surgery to remove a brain tumor from a patient in the Ukraine. While that act is pretty amazing in itself, this case gets even more interesting. That’s because the event was captured on camera, the patient was conscious, and the surgeon was using an ordinary [...]

Scientists at the Yale School of Medicine have successfully used lab-created versions of a virus related to rabies to destroy human brain cancers transplanted into mice. Statistics show more than 20,000 Americans are diagnosed with brain tumors each year and most of these patients have few effective treatment options. Many brain cancers are invasive and [...]

A study led by the Harvard School of Medicine provides evidence that targeted chemotherapies commonly used to treat glioblastoma may do more harm than good for some patients. Glioblastoma is a rare form of brain cancer with a poor survival rate. STAT3 inhibitors are one of the few therapies available to treat the disease, but [...]

Scientists from the New York University Medical Center are starting clinical trials to determine the effectiveness of a vaccine designed to combat glioblastoma multiforme, a deadly form of brain cancer. The DCVax-Brain vaccine, manufactured by Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc (OTC: NWBO), uses extracts from the patient’s own tumor cells to generate an immune response in the [...]

Governor Bill Richardson has directed the New Mexico Department of Health to continue plans for a state-run medical marijuana program despite worries that his actions could lead to federal prosecutions for drug trafficking. New Mexico’s state laws allow the use of medical marijuana by patients who are undergoing treatment for chronic conditions such as cancer, [...]

The Swedish Cancer Institute (SCI) has announced plans to open a 22 million dollar Proton Beam Radiation Therapy (PBRT) treatment facility which will be the first one of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. PBRT is designed to target tumors that are in close proximity to critical body structures. It is currently used to treat [...]

A twelve year study carried out by the Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group at the University of Nottingham has shown that chemotherapy may be a better choice than radiation therapy for treating young children with a rare form of brain cancer known as ependymoma. Results of the research revealed that using chemotherapy rather than radiotherapy [...]

Not so long ago, only medical professionals and sedated patients were allowed inside the operating room while surgery was taking place…not anymore! An amazing web site called ORlive is now giving anyone with internet access the chance to view detailed footage of actual operations. screenshot from or-live.com video This innovative site’s search engines allow users [...]