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!
09/05/01
Peregrine Announces Quarterly Conference Call
(Business Wire)
..." These technologies target cell structures and cell types that are common among solid
tumor cancers, giving them broad applicability across various
tumor types....... is currently in a multi-center Phase II clinical study for the treatment of
brain cancer and in four Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of colorectal,...
09/05/01
Robot Unveiled for Brain Operations
(Reuters)
No need to worry any longer about the surgeon's hand shaking during delicate
brain surgery -- intelligent robots are set to take over.
09/04/01
Exploring the Mathematical Brain
(ABCNEWS.com)
..."mathematical
brain," and so it may be a good time to review the findings of Brian Butterworth and Stanislaus Dehaene,......Someone else with a
tumor in the left parietal lobe cannot connect the arithmetic facts she recites in a singsong way...
09/03/01
Insight Into Brain Tumor Spread May Aid Treatment
(Reuters)
Researchers have identified the underlying genetic regulation of an invasive type of
brain tumor called medulloblastoma--a finding they say could lead to new strategies to prevent the spread of this
tumor.
08/31/01
2001 Arizona Worker of the Year Announced
(PR Newswire)
...''Seven years ago I had a rare and serious
brain tumor operation ... she kept our business going, facing everyday with courage and a positive...
08/30/01
A Potential Cancer Killer?
(HealthSCOUT)
...Mutations in the gene, called p53, are present in nearly every form of
tumor, so a successful method of selectively destroying cells with the malignant errors would be......
Tumors with a faulty p53 gene have turned up in the
brain, breast, bone,...
08/30/01
Study Suggests New Way to Fight Deadly Brain Tumor
(Reuters)
New York researchers may have discovered how a type of deadly
brain cancer spreads quickly through the
brain. They say the findings could lead to improved treatment, since existing drugs may be able to block this process.
08/30/01
Researcher Finds Way to Slow Spread of Brain Tumors
(PR Newswire)
A New York Medical College neurophysiologist is closer to proving a new and non-invasive treatment for patients with glioblastomas. These common and virulent
brain tumors are actively killing normal
brain tissue to support their own growth.
08/30/01
Researchers Study Cancer Chemicals
(AP)
An aggressive form of
brain cancer secretes a chemical that kills nearby cells and carves out a path for its own growth, say researchers studying the disease in rats.
08/30/01
Researchers Study Cancer Secretions
(AP)
An aggressive form of
brain cancer secretes a chemical that kills nearby cells and carves out a path for its own growth, say researchers studying the disease in rats.
08/29/01
Woman Awarded $820,000 in Memory Loss Case
(WJLA)
An Albemarle County jury awarded a Colorado woman about 820,000 dollars for
brain damage she suffered after undergoing neurosurgery by a University of Virginia doctor. Lawyers say 42-year-old Kelly McArthur's short-term memory and vision were damaged after Doctor Ladislau Steiner performed Gamma Knife radiosurgery in 1993. McArthur was diagnosed with a benign
tumor in the left side of her
brain near control centers for speech, memory and vision. She went to Steiner, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, who performed the high-tech procedure. But seven months later, McArthur's doctor said her
tumor worsened and that she had two months to a year to live. Two months later, another doctor treated her for
brain hemorrhaging and removed tissue that was killed or damaged by the Gamma Knife. McArthur, an assistant math professor at Colorado State University, sued Steiner in May 2000, sayin! g ! he performed an unnecessary procedure without informing her of alternatives. Steiner's attorney says his client believed he had given McArthur all the information she needed to make her decision.
