When patients hear the term brain tumor, they tend to assume cancer. But not all brain tumors are malignant in nature. Many are benign, i.e., they do not get transmitted to other locations of the body ...

Scientists in Canada have uncovered a surprising weakness in glioblastoma, one of the deadliest brain cancers. They found ...

"The light-sensing signature reminded us of a very similar program that we had seen in a subtype of another brain cancer, Group 3 medulloblastoma," Northcott said. "When we looked closer at other ...

Five nurses have been diagnosed with brain tumors, and still others have health concerns, but the hospital says tests showed "there is not an environmental risk" to staff or patients Cara Lynn Shultz ...

Oligodendroglioma is a rare type of brain tumor. It’s in a category of brain and spinal cord tumors called gliomas. These are brain or spinal cord tumors that come from abnormal glial cells, the ...

New research shows that men in their 20s and 30s have worse survival from many different types of brain tumors than women of the same age. And, researchers say, it’s not exactly clear why. Differences ...

The term “brain tumor” carries a particularly scary connotation. And if you’re a fan of TV medical dramas, you may think they’re quite common. However, less than 1% of Americans are living with a ...