Brain Cancer

With the start of a new decade, a brain cancer patient discovers what may be the most courageous way to move forward in his life.

From a weight loss drug’s possible cancer risk to a shocking cancer revelation in the death of ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff, here’s what is making headlines in the cancer space this week.

New findings show that Ibrance has the potential to help patients with brain metastases that harbor a CDK pathway alteration.

From a bill that would improve access to care for patients with stage 4 cancer to the death of Roxette lead singer Marie Fredrikksson, here’s what is making headlines in the cancer space this week.

Friends would often ask me why I was doing all this running and biking. I had no answer for them. Now, looking back, I know that God was preparing me for the biggest race of my life: my cancer journey! 

While scientists have a limited understanding of how brain metastases genetically evolve from their primary tumor, research presented at the Society for Neuro-Oncology’s Annual Meeting may have identified a connection between genetic mutations and treatment options that could offer patients improved outcomes.

Researchers developed SurVaxM to help stimulate an immune response in patients with glioblastoma.

"I’m trying to turn my season of yes into a season of consideration. A season in which I weigh what I can do, with what I’d like to do, and with a radical honesty with my community around what that means and what a low-impact, beautiful, accepting, good life looks like. I hope that season lasts for a long time."

After receiving a diagnosis of medulloblastoma at age 11, one woman has lived decades with the disease as her uninvited companion. Now, she writes, speaks and advocates for others facing cancer.
 

Here is a list of the recent trial initiations that occurred within the cancer space in October.