[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is a type of primary brain cancer. It arises in brain cells called astrocytes, a type of supportive (glial) cell that composes the connecting tissue of the brain. GBM is also one of the most challenging cancers...
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the deadliest and most aggressive form of brain cancer for which there is currently no cure. This often-fatal brain cancer accounts for 45% of all malignant brain tumors and 12,000 cancer diagnoses per year in the United States, in addition to...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="27042" img_size="large" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]In what could be a major breakthrough, scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in South Korea claim to have identified the cellular origin of glioblastoma, a fast-growing type of central nervous system tumor that...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="26787" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Any brain cancer surgery carries a significant risk. For one, post-procedural swelling can be deadly. Doctors must also take into account the size of the tumor, its type and grade, the location, and whether or not it is pressing against...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="24494" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Approved in June 2017 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and launched commercially in-country in October 2018, 5-Aminolevulinic Acid (also known as 5-ALA, and composed of aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride) is an optical imaging agent for use in patients with...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="21208" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]In recognition of Brain Cancer Awareness Month, the National Foundation for Cancer Research is highlighting innovative technologies being explored in labs to address this terrible disease. Although brain cancer only makes up 1.4% of all new cancer cases, the reality of the...
Medical knowledge of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest form of brain cancer, has grown exponentially, but has not resulted in marked improvements in treatment for patients. Addressing this is GBM AGILE (GBM Adaptive Global Innovative Learning Environment), a global medical and scientific coalition that is...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19293" img_size="medium" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]Brain cancer is a formidable adversary in the world of oncology. Against substantial odds, patients work with dedicated doctors to mount a counteroffensive. The road to recovery is, to no one’s astonishment, arduous, as brain surgery exposes the very epicenter...
This year marks the 13th anniversary of Carmen Rice’s survival from Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) – the deadliest brain cancer that is widely regarded as incurable and universally fatal. Carmen’s thirteen-year survival is nothing less than miraculous and last month, we shared her incredible story with...
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