News Related to Brain Cancer

1. Kennedy's Options for Treating Brain Cancer
   

   June 3, 2008 (Chicago) -- After Sen. Edward Kennedy recuperates from surgery for brain cancer at Duke University Medical Center he will begin targeted radiation and chemotherapy. Kennedy, 76, has a type of brain tumor called a malignant glioma. The standard treatment for glioblastoma, the most commo

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2. Sen. Ted Kennedy Out of Brain Surgery
   

   June 2, 2008 -- Sen. Edward Kennedy's brain surgery, done this morning at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. to treat Kennedy's brain cancer, was "successful," Kennedy's doctor says. Here is the statement from Duke neurosurgeon Allan Friedman, MD: "I am pleased to report that Senator Ken

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3. Sen. Ted Kennedy Leaves Hospital
   

   May 21, 2008 -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, diagnosed yesterday with brain cancer, headed to his Cape Cod, Mass., home today after being discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital. "Senator Kennedy has recovered remarkably quickly from his Monday procedure" and was therefore released a day ahead of sch

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4. Sen. Ted Kennedy Has Brain Cancer
   

   May 20, 2008 -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, 76, has been diagnosed with a malignant glioma, a type of brain cancer. A glioma is a brain tumor that begins in glial cells, which are cells that surround and support nerve cells. Kennedy remains at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he has been since he s

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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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