Brain Tumor News!
Note: The comments under each article title are the opinion of our president, Al Musella, DPM,
and do not reflect official policy of the Musella Foundation!
12/18/01
'01 Had Breakthrough in Angioplasty
(AP)
... a new drug effective against an unusual digestive cancer called gastrointestinal stromal
tumors.......It is also being tested in lung, prostate and
brain cancer. Standard chemotherapy goes after all fast-dividing cells and kills them indiscriminately....
12/15/01
Pharmacyclics shares hit record low on drug trial
(Reuters Securities)
Pharmacyclics Inc. shares lost more than half their value on Friday, plunging to a record low after the drug developer said its lead cancer drug failed to prove effective in the treatment of cancer that has spread to the
brain from another part of the body.
12/15/01
Pharmacyclics Shares Hit Record Low
(Reuters)
Pharmacyclics Inc. (PCYC.O) shares lost more than half their value on Friday, plunging to a record low after the drug developer said its lead cancer drug failed to prove effective in the treatment of cancer that has spread to the
brain from another part of the body.
12/15/01
Cancer foundation gives family hope
(Contra Costa Times)
...Tim and Lesa Fitzpatrick vowed to find out why 3,000 U.S. children are diagnosed with
brain tumors each year and to help put a stop to it....
12/14/01
Pharmacyclics cancer drug fails to prove effective
(Reuters Securities)
Drug developer Pharmacyclics Inc. on Thursday said its lead cancer drug, Xcytrin, failed to prove effective in the treatment of
brain metastases, cancer that has spread to the
brain from another part of the body.
12/13/01
Gene Defect Linked to Brain Tumor
(Reuters)
A genetic glitch in a process called RNA editing may be involved in malignant glioma, a usually fatal form of
brain cancer, researchers report.
12/11/01
Today's Health Highlights: Dec. 10, 2001
(HealthSCOUT)
...Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed, are 6 months old and share a small part of their
brain, said Dr. Nasser Abdel Al, head of the neonatal surgical intensive care unit at Cairo Hospital,......But doubt has been cast upon the promises that early detection of breast cancer
tumors would reduce death rates by 30 percent....
12/11/01
The Art of Growing Brain Cells
(HealthSCOUT)
American and Israeli research teams report they've developed similar methods for turning human embryonic stem cells into the predecessors for almost any kind of
brain cell.
12/08/01
"ER" Loses Another Doc
(E! Online)
...Greene, who underwent surgery for a
brain tumor, will probably pass away in a big sweeps finale in May,...
12/07/01
Guilford Gets Partial Support for New Gliadel Use
(Reuters)
Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. received partial support on Thursday from a U.S. advisory panel for the company's push to expand approved uses for its Gliadel Wafer to treat certain
brain tumors.
12/07/01
Guilford gets partial support for new Gliadel use
(Reuters Securities)
Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc.(NasdaqNM: GLFD - news ) received partial support on Thursday from a U.S. advisory panel for the company's push to expand approved uses for its Gliadel Wafer to treat certain
brain tumors.
12/07/01
Deaf 'Hear' Vibrations
(HealthSCOUT)
Deaf people feel vibrations in the same part of the
brain that processes sound information in hearing people, a new study shows.
12/04/01
Older Age Dampens Response to Radiation Therapy
(Reuters)
Old age may limit the response to radiation therapy in patients with a certain type of
brain cancer, suggesting that additional therapies should be investigated for older patients, according to researchers.
12/04/01
More Children Surviving Cancer, UK Experts Say
(Reuters)
... according to Saha.SIDE EFFECTSEarlier treatments sometimes caused secondary
tumors or heart disease later in life, but with improvements in drug therapies many such dangerous......After leukemia,
brain and spinal
tumors and lymphomas are the most common cancers in children. ...
12/03/01
More Children Surviving Cancer, UK Experts Say
(Reuters)
... according to Saha.SIDE EFFECTSEarlier treatments sometimes caused secondary
tumors or heart disease later in life, but with improvements in drug therapies many of the dangerous......After leukemia,
brain and spinal
tumors and lymphomas are the most common cancers in children. ...
12/03/01
Monkey Eggs Become Embryos in Experiment
(Reuters)
...The neurons secreted dopamine and serotonin, two important hormones produced in the
brain.......The cells will often grow into
tumors known as teratomas....
12/02/01
Caring friends' recipe for survival
(Contra Costa Times)
... physical education teacher who'd never had more than a cold her entire life, was diagnosed with a
brain tumor....
