News and Features Related to Brain Cancer

1. Drug Temodar Ups Brain Cancer Survival
   

   Oct. 30, 2007 (Los Angeles) -- People with a type of brain cancer that was invariably fatal only five years ago now have a shot at living three, four, or even five years after diagnosis, European researchers report. In a new study, four times as many people with a brain cancer called glioblastoma mu

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2. Life After a Brain Tumor: One Man's Story
   

   During the fall of 1995, I had just turned 40 and was at the top of my legal profession. But I suddenly found myself getting totally exhausted each weekend. I was of no use to my wife, Ellie, or my kids. One morning while using the treadmill, I saw stars. I drove myself to the emergency room; the do

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3. Breast Density, Cancer Link?
   

   Jan. 17, 2007 -- Among women 40 and older, denser breasts may mean greater breast cancer , according to a new report. In a review of studies looking at more than 2,200 Canadian women, those with denser breasts were three to five times more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer during the study p

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4. Test Predicts Breast Cancer Recurrence
   

   Dec. 19, 2006 (San Antonio) -- A test that characterizes each breast tumor by its unique genetic fingerprint may soon allow doctors to identify those women whose cancer is most likely to recur despite tamoxifen therapy, Dutch researchers report. The powerful genetic tool can help spare many women fr

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5. Weight Gain Linked to Breast Cancer
   

   July 11, 2006 -- It is increasingly clear that maintaining a healthy weight throughout adulthood is one of the best things women can do to protect themselves against breast cancer. Findings from a study involving more than 87,000 female nurses show that weight gain during adulthood is a strong risk

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6. Allergies, Asthma May Protect Against Brain Cancer
   

   July 15, 2005 -- Early genetic research raises the possibility that allergies and asthma may help protect against a deadly form of brain cancer. The findings, while preliminary, could help advance the understanding of the immune system's role in cancer, researchers say. The newly published study sug

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7. Breast Cancer Drug Cuts Recurrence in Half
   

   Normally reserved federal health officials are using phrases like "major turning point" and "lifesaving" treatment to describe a drug that cuts the risk of breast cancer breast cancer recurrence by half in women with particularly aggressive tumors. Herceptin, Herceptin, made by Genentech Inc., a Web

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8. Brachytherapy Zaps Breast Cancer
   

   Oct. 8, 2002 -- A radiation therapy that uses tiny implants to zap prostate cancer tumors from inside the body may also help prevent breast cancers from coming back after surgery. A new study shows brachytherapy is just as effective as standard radiation therapy in reducing breast cancer recurrence

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9. Old Breast Cancer Drug Still No. 1
   

   -->May 20, 2002 -- The nation's leading organization of cancer specialists has some advice for doctors treating breast cancer: Stick with a winner rather than a flashy newcomer. The winner is this case is tamoxifen, the tried-and-true anticancer drug that has a 20-year track record of preventing a r

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10. Brain Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
    

    April 19, 2002 -- An experimental new cancer vaccine may one day help prevent brain tumors in those at risk. A new study shows the vaccine completely prevented brain cancers from forming in laboratory rats. "The results of our study are very encouraging. The 100% protection is pretty dramatic," says

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