[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Glioblastoma multiforme—also known as GBM—is the most lethal form of brain cancer in adults. This devastating brain cancer spreads into other parts of the brain very quickly and is usually not surgically curable. Typically, radiation and chemotherapy are given with the hopes of delaying...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] What is a Brain Tumor? Of the nearly 80,000 brain tumors diagnosed in the U.S. each year, approximately 32% are considered malignant – or cancerous. Overall, the chance that a person will develop a malignant tumor of the brain or spinal cord in his...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_empty_space height="22px"][vc_single_image image="14199" img_size="large" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] What is “genomics”? Cancer develops when genetic material (DNA) becomes damaged or changed. We know some cancer-causing genetic changes are acquired (e.g., smoking), while others are inherited. Studying cancer genomics explores the differences between cancer cells and normal...
Dr. Web Cavenee and Dr. Paul B. Fisher discover a new pharmacological agent to treat glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest brain cancer....
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