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!
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.
08/29/01
Study: Best Treatment for Epilepsy Not Used
(ABCNEWS.com)
... which the patient does not regain consciousness can be fatal and sometimes cause permanent
brain injury if not treated promptly....... and in those who are having a seizure in response to trauma caused by alcohol abuse, a
brain tumor, stroke or other head trauma....
08/29/01
Peregrine Completes Exclusive Worldwide License for Novel New Anti-Cancer Compounds
(Business Wire)
... licensed technology uses antibodies that target phosphatidylserine (PS) on the surface of
tumor endothelial cells, which line blood vessels in
tumors....... is currently in a multi-center Phase II clinical study for the treatment of
brain cancer and in four Phase I clinical studies for the treatment of colorectal,...
08/26/01
The Promise in Selling Stem Cells
(The New York Times)
...Stem cells might someday be used to grow new heart, liver or
brain tissue for people whose own organs are damaged, allowing the body to repair itself....... most scientists now say that even if telomerase is turned off, a
tumor might still grow substantially before the telomeres in its cells run out and the cells die......."But she and others said a telomerase inhibitor could still be important in stopping the tiny
tumors that break off a main
tumor and spread through the body, causing a recurrence of disease....
08/23/01
Gene Screen Detects Prostate Cancer
(HealthSCOUT)
... and potentially many others, that could help identify men with prostate
tumors....... lymphocytes and prostate tissue are sensitive to the hormone prolactin, a substance made in the
brain's pituitary gland that, in mammals, signals mammary glands to produce milk.......But the Michigan scientists say it may play a role in early
tumor formation, since it shows up more strongly in fledgling
tumors than in established or spreading...
