Age, Frailty and Function Predict Who Survives Brain Metastasis Surgery
A bicentric study of 132 patients finds that advanced age, poor functional status, frailty and lack of adjuvant treatment sharply ...
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When Breast Cancer Spreads Only to the Brain, a Distinct Disease Emerges
A large national registry analysis and an institutional cohort suggest that breast cancer metastasizing exclusively to the brain constitutes a ...
Measuring Swelling Around Treated Brain Tumors May Reveal Why Some Fail Radiation Therapy
A Yale-led study of 36 patients shows that tracking volumetric changes in perilesional FLAIR hyperintensity after Gamma Knife radiosurgery can ...
Adding Brain Radiotherapy to Targeted Drugs Extends Survival in Lung Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases
A multicenter real-world study of 465 patients found that adding brain radiotherapy to first-line third-generation EGFR inhibitors improved survival in ...
AI Reads Chest Scans to Predict Lung Cancer Type When Brain Metastases Strike First
Machine-learning models combining clinical data and chest CT report features can probabilistically classify lung cancer subtypes in patients presenting with ...
Brain Tumor Surgery Takes a V-Shaped Toll on Quality of Life, Study Finds
A prospective study of 140 patients shows that quality of life after malignant brain tumor surgery follows a V-shaped recovery, ...
Gamma Knife Dose Threshold of 57.6 Gy BED10 Flags True Tumor Growth After Treating Large Brain Metastases
A Japanese study of 143 patients found that a biologically effective dose of at least 57.6 Gy reduces true tumor ...
MRI Habitat Mapping Passes Its Toughest Test: Telling Tumor Recurrence From Radiation Necrosis
A pathology-validated MRI habitat analysis combining structural and physiologic sequences distinguished recurrent brain metastases from radiation necrosis with an area ...
Proton Spine-and-Brain Radiation Doubles Survival in Cancer Spread to Brain Linings, Review Finds
A systematic review of 32 studies finds that proton craniospinal irradiation is associated with reported median survival of 10.7 months ...
AI Framework Aims to Personalize Radiation Doses for GI Brain Metastases
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed THINKERS-GI, a mixture-of-experts artificial intelligence framework that predicts local failure and toxicity ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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