brain cancer

  • September 6, 2022  

    Brain Tumor Guide Bookmark

    George Lundberg, MD

    The Musella Foundation has announced online availability of the 12th edition of the Brain Tumor Guide for the Newly Diagnosed.

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  • October 22, 2019  

    Barriers to Accrual and Enrollment in Brain Tumor Trials Bookmark

    George Lundberg, MD

    Research paper from Neuro-Oncology curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes: 

    Securing participation in clinical trials is a continuing and serious problem of clinical research for many cancers. This paper describes an effort to improve participation for brain cancer clinical trials.

    Go to full article published by Neuro-Oncology.

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  • August 17, 2019  

    Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)—An Overview Bookmark

    George Lundberg, MD

    Curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:

    DIPG is a rare, malignant brain tumor. Three hundred Americans, usually children, are diagnosed with DIPG each year. Its location (pons), its sublocation (intrinsic), its growth character (diffuse), and its cell type (glioma) describe a very difficult cancer to treat. Here is how one prestigious cancer center (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) explains DIPG.

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