Treatment for gliomas varies based on tumor type and grade, typically involving a combination of surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Targeted Therapies: Newer treatments, such as IDH ...

Canadian actor and Hallmark movie star John Reardon, who recently beat tonsil cancer and started up a YouTube channel and series with his wife, took to social media this week to commend his loved ones ...

Surgery is often the first step when doctors suspect a patient has glioma. It can help with diagnosis, prognosis, and is often used as the initial treatment. Surgeons try to remove as much of the ...

A tumor board is a team of medical experts from different specialties who review your case in detail. Their goal is to create the most effective and personalized treatment plan tailored to your ...

In most cases, doctors can diagnose a glioma based on imaging alone. If doctors think they can perform a safe surgery, they may perform a biopsy of the tumor followed by a resection (surgery) on the ...

Popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic (generic name: semaglutide), which are intended for people with type 2 diabetes and also known as GLP-1 agonist drugs, may be beneficial for brain health, but ...

New research is suggesting that the overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer in the U.S. may be linked to the usage of GLP-1 drugs, like the blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro, ...

For people taking GLP-1 drugs, such as the mega-popular weight-loss drug Ozempic (semaglutide) — intended for type 2 diabetes patients and people with obesity — there has been some concern about the ...

Supermodel and two-time breast cancer survivor Linda Evangelista, 59, has revealed she hasn’t always felt confident about her mastectomy scars, but showing her friends what she was insecure about ...

A class of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), has become popular with people who do not have the disease as a tool for weight loss. Now, a new ...

For glioma, the location of the tumor plays a crucial role in determining the feasibility and safety of surgery. Some areas of the brain can recover or adapt after surgery while others cannot, making ...