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Insight offers new angle of attack on variety of brain tumors

A newly published insight into the biology of many kinds of less-aggressive but still lethal brain tumors, or gliomas, opens up a wide array of possibilities for new therapies, according to scientists at Brown University ...

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created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel target for existing drug may improve success of radiation therapy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a new drug target that could improve the effectiveness of radiation for hard-to-treat cancers.

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created Sep 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No change in brain tumor incidence during a time when cell phone usage increased

There was no substantial change in brain tumor incidence among adults 5 to 10 years after cell phone usage sharply increased, according to a new brief communication published online December 3 in the Journal of the National Ca ...

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created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0