The New York Times has a fascinating article on how surgeons are attempting to treat aggressive and fatal brain tumours by injecting chemotherapy drugs directly into the brain.One of the challenges for drug makers is that there are many substances that would otherwise have an effect in the brain, but it's very hard to get them there from the bloodstream because the blood-brain barrier filters out
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Patients With Common Brain Tumours May Have Poorer Cognitive Function After Receiving Radiotherapy
An article published Online first and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet Neurology reports that although low doses of radiotherapy are considered as safe; they may contribute to progressive cognitive decline in patients with low-grade glioma brain tumours. The most common type of brain cancer is Low-grade glioma (LGG) brain tumour. Early or delayed radiotherapy is the most frequent treatment.
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