Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a groundbreaking technology that is transforming the way we understand and treat gliomas, which are a type of tumor that arises in the brain or spinal cord. This ...

For low-grade gliomas, surgery is typically part of the initial treatment plan. The goal is to remove as much of the tumor as possible without causing significant neurological side effects, or maximal ...

Gliomas are graded on their aggressiveness, not staged like many other cancers. They are graded on a scale of 1 through 4 with 4 being the most aggressive. Low-grade gliomas are easier to treat, and ...

Grade 2 gliomas are still considered low-grade. Surgery is generally the first treatment and in some cases, it can even be curative. Certain patients are considered high-risk for recurrence after ...

Comedian Wanda Sykes, who previously battled stage zero breast cancer after cancer was found during breast reduction surgery, is once again raising awareness for breast cancer, and doing so with the ...

Attorney Gary Jensen, 71, is on a mission to educate about esophageal cancer. The father of three and grandfather of eight achieved remission status for the disease in August 2023 after his stage 3 ...

Gliomas are a type of cancer that start in the brain. They are different from cancers that begin elsewhere in the body and spread to the brain. “Gliomas almost never go outside of the brain,” Dr.

CNN chief correspondent, award-winning anchor, and dad of three, John King has revealed he’s altered his life to better live with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease he initially chose to keep private.

When undergoing glioma treatment, you will likely be working with a multidisciplinary team of professionals. This means you may see and be treated by specialists in neurosurgery, medical oncology, ...

A randomized study has produced some hopeful news for colorectal cancer survivors with an unlikely suspect: the commonly used over-the-counter aspirin. “Patients with treated, PI3K-mutated early ...

Actress Susan Sullivan, 82, who announced she was “cancer-free” from non-small cell lung cancer (the most common type of lung cancer) last year, is now battling lymphoma. She hasn’t specified what ...

Sarah Ferguson, the 65-year-old Duchess of York and British author, describes being diagnosed with breast cancer and skin cancer just six months apart as “hard,” however, the resilient mom of two has ...