Washington, Jan 20 : Dual implantation of radiation seeds and chemotherapy wafers following surgery may help treat cancerous brain tumours, according to a new study.
The finding, based on a study, led by Ronald Warnick, MD, chairman of the Mayfield Clinic and professor of neurosurgery at UC, revealed that patients treated with simultaneous implantation of radioactive seeds and chemotherapy wafers following removal of GlioBlastoma Multiforme (GBM) experienced longer survival compared with patients who had implantation of seeds or wafers alone.
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), also known as grade 4 astrocytoma, is the most common and aggressive type of primary brain tumor.
AndhraNews.net
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Radiation seed, chemotherapy wafer implants combo may treat cancerous brain tumours
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