People with glioblastomas, the most aggressive and deadliest type of brain tumors, may live longer if they undergo repeated surgeries to remove it than those who have just a one-time operation, finds a new research. Glioblastoma, the brain cancer that killed Sen. Edward Kennedy, inevitably returns after tumor-removal surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation. The median survival time after diagnosis is only 14 months. With recurrence a near certainty, experts say, ...Friday, 2 November 2012
Repeated Surgeries Improves Life Expectancy Of Patients With Brain Tumors
People with glioblastomas, the most aggressive and deadliest type of brain tumors, may live longer if they undergo repeated surgeries to remove it than those who have just a one-time operation, finds a new research. Glioblastoma, the brain cancer that killed Sen. Edward Kennedy, inevitably returns after tumor-removal surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation. The median survival time after diagnosis is only 14 months. With recurrence a near certainty, experts say, ...
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