Art Sullivan, a 38-year-old Ironman athlete, and Josh Lehman, 48, who works at the University of Rochester, are connected by an unlikely foe: a type of brain tumor called an astrocytoma that tends to ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...

As brain tumors grow, they must do one of two things: push against the brain or use finger-like extensions to invade and destroy surrounding tissue. Previous research found tumors that push - or put ...

A promising new combination therapy is offering new hope for patients with hard-to-treat cancers. This is thanks to scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Virginia who have ...

A groundbreaking study may change how doctors treat glioblastoma, one of the deadliest brain cancers. Researchers Virginia Commonwealth University have developed a powerful new therapy using an ...

A Chanhassen-based medical company has raised $52 million in its quest to treat an aggressive form of brain cancer. Late last week, Alpheus Medical Inc. announced that it closed its Series B funding ...

Cancer tumors hijack the vagus nerve to communicate with the brain, triggering a hormonal response that suppresses the immune system.

A New Jersey woman has been given a second chance at life, thanks to a new cancer therapy. Pamela Goldberger, 65, found out in 2023 that she had glioblastoma — a devastating diagnosis with an average ...