New brain cancer treatment improves prognosis

A novel treatment for brain cancer involves inserting a small implant (Gliadel Implant) into the site of the removed tumor. The implant then releases the chemotherapy drug carmustine which can fight the tumor whilst at the same time avoiding side effects such as hair loss and nausea. A study on the procedure showed that there was 29% reduced risk of death and a one year survival rate after diagnosis of 60%.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Red Nova

Related Disease Topics:

• Tumor
• Brain cancer

Related Symptom Topics:

• Hair loss
• Nausea

Article Source Details

About: New brain cancer treatment improves prognosis

Date: 29 January 2005

Source: Red Nova

URL: http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=123062

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Statistics
• Death from brain cancer
• Death from tumor
• Cancer
• Cause of hair loss
• Cause of nausea
• Side effect
• Side effect and hair loss
• Side effect and nausea
• Medication
• Medication and tumor
• Medication and brain cancer
• Medication and hair loss
• Medication and nausea
• Surgery
• Surgery and brain cancer
• Surgery and cancer
• Surgery and tumor