Oncology

• Cell Phones and Brain Tumors: No Connection?

  

  Posted 8:02 PM 12/3/2009

  Dec. 3, 2009 -- Scientists say they could find no substantial change in the incidence trend of brain tumors among a study group of 60,000 people five to 10 years after cell phone usage rose sharply in the countries where they lived.

  Cell phones have been mentioned for years as possible causes of brain tumors, but the new study, published in the Dec. 3 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found no cell phone-related increase (More)
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• Sen. Edward Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer

  

  Posted 1:00 PM 8/26/2009

  Aug. 26, 2009 -- Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy died late last night at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass., of brain cancer at age 77.

  Kennedy had a malignant glioma, a type of brain cancer. A glioma is a brain tumor that begins in glial cells, which are cells that surround and support (More)
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• Scientists Find New Gene Clues About Brain Cancers Called Gliomas

  

  Posted 8:24 PM 7/15/2009

  July 15, 2009 -- Scientists have identified a network of up to 31 genes linked to brain tumors called gliomas, including one that may be a target for new treatments.

  Those discoveries are featured in two new studies published in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

  In the first study, scientists identify up to 31 genes that (More)
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• FDA OKs Avastin for Glioblastoma Brain Cancer

  

  Posted 3:34 PM 5/6/2009

  May 6, 2009 -- The FDA has approved the drug Avastin to treat a type of brain cancer called glioblastoma that progresses despite treatment with other therapies.

  Genentech, the company that makes Avastin, announced the FDA's approval, calling Avastin the first new treatment for glioblastoma in more than a decade.

  According to Genentech, the FDA based its (More)
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• Ted Kennedy Has Seizure at Inaugural Luncheon

  

  Posted 9:19 PM 1/20/2009

  Jan. 20, 2009 -- Sen. Ted Kennedy, who began treatment last year for brain cancer, was hospitalized after he had a seizure today at an inaugural luncheon in Washington, D.C. Paramedics called to the scene transported him to Washington Hospital Center, where he was said to be alert and doing well.

  "Senator Edward Kennedy experienced a seizure today while (More)
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• Sen. Ted Kennedy Out of Brain Surgery

  

  Posted 12:16 AM 7/17/2008

  June 2, 2008 -- Sen. Edward Kennedy's brain surgery, done this morning at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. to treat Kennedy's brain cancer, was "successful," Kennedy's doctor says.

  Here is the statement from Duke neurosurgeon Allan Friedman, MD: "I am pleased to report that Senator Kennedy's surgery was successful and accomplished our goals. Senator Kennedy was awake during the resection, and should therefore experience no (More)
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• Sen. Ted Kennedy Leaves Hospital

  

  Posted 12:16 AM 7/17/2008

  May 21, 2008 -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, diagnosed yesterday with brain cancer, headed to his Cape Cod, Mass., home today after being discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital.

  "Senator Kennedy has recovered remarkably (More)
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• Senator Edward Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor

  

  Posted 12:16 AM 7/17/2008

  May 20, 2008 -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, 76, has been diagnosed with a malignant glioma, a type of brain cancer.

  A glioma is a brain tumor that begins in glial cells, which are cells that surround and support nerve (More)
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• Kennedy's Options for Treating Brain Cancer

  

  Posted 11:48 PM 7/16/2008

  June 3, 2008 (Chicago) -- After Sen. Edward Kennedy recuperates from surgery for brain cancer at Duke University Medical Center he will begin targeted radiation and chemotherapy.

  Kennedy, 76, has a type of brain tumor called a malignant glioma. The (More)
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• Drug Temodar Ups Brain Cancer Survival

  

  Posted 11:28 PM 7/16/2008