Professor Steve Gill, M.D. in Bristol, England is developing an experimental way to treat brain tumors using 3D printing and catheters. The novel, non-clinically tested treatment involves implanting catheters to deliver chemotherapy drugs directly to the brain. See the BBC report here:
Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, recently lost his battle with brain cancer. While it is uncertain which type of tumor took Biden’s life, it is believed to be a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
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Surgeons use a combination of their training, expertise and tools like image guided surgery to successfully remove brain tumors. Now, doctors at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle have developed another potentially viable technique using special tumor paint that makes cancerous tissue glow when exposed to near-infrared light. Lighting the way >> http://news.discovery.com/tech/tumor-paint-glows-for-surgery-150408.htm
When Steve Mores, drummer for the band The Prairie Surfers, was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma brain tumor, his team of Northwestern Memorial Hospital doctors turned to Adaptive Hybrid Surgery (AHS) technology for his challenging tumor removal surgery. Thanks to a successful surgery, Steve’s symptoms of partial hearing loss, extreme nausea, and imbalance are mostly gone, allowing him to return to his passion of drumming. He was the second of seven patients to undergo AHS, which recently received FDA approval. Learn more about Steve’s story and AHS here >> http://wgntv.com/2015/01/25/adaptive-hybrid-surgery/
Research published in May 2015 in Cell explores how thinking can actually fuel growth of some brain tumors. The study concludes that activity in the cerebral cortex of the brain affects high-grade gliomas, a type of tumor that makes up the majority of all malignant tumors. Listen or read about the study here >> http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2015/04/23/401723235/thoughts-can-fuel-some-deadly-brain-cancers
Link to scientific abstract from Cell >> http://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(15)00429-8
