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Nebraska family faces unthinkable future with brain tumor diagnosis
18 Apr 2024 15:15 GMT
Days after celebrating Easter with family, Scribner residents Brandy and Abdoul Dabo noticed that something was “off” with their five-year-old son, Zain. Seemingly overnight, he began to have trouble walking, he couldn’t swallow any food and his speech …
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Woman left shocked after routine eye-test saw her rushed to hospital for 'life-saving operation’
19 Apr 2024 12:16 GMT
Caroline Wrixon booked a routine eye test at Boots days before Christmas 2020 thinking she needed a new prescription - but during the appointment she soon felt something wasn't quite right
Caroline Wrixon needed lifesaving surgery (
Image: St George’s …
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Magnetic microbots show promise for treating aneurysms and brain tumours
14 Mar 2024 10:06 GMT
Remote control Schematic showing (top panel) how microfibrebots can anchor to a blood vessel, navigate via helical propulsion, elongate to pass through narrow regions and aggregate to block blood flow. Potential applications (bottom panel) include coil …
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CERN's particle accelerator tech is turned on brain tumors
08 Mar 2024 07:01 GMT
Shifting from giant accelerators 26 km (16 miles) across to brain surgery theaters, a particle detector first developed by physicists at CERN is being used by scientists in Germany to treat brain tumors with greater precision and safety.
Destroying head …
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‘I'm beaming again after brain tumour therapy gave me my life back'
28 Feb 2024 23:03 GMT
A 15-year-old girl once stricken with a brain tumour is enjoying her childhood again - one of over a thousand patients treated by the UK’s first NHS proton beam therapy centre.
In the five years since The Christie Hospital's High-energy Proton Beam …
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UK researchers launch brain cancer study comparing proton to photon therapy
27 Feb 2024 05:19 GMT
Scientists in the UK have launched a new trial to investigate how well proton therapy reduces side effects compared to photon radiotherapy.
To determine if proton therapy results in fewer side effects and better quality of life than standard radiotherapy, …
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‘Amazing’ eight-year-old girl who spent her birthday in hospital battling a brain tumour
21 Feb 2024 08:22 GMT
A girl, who bravely fought a brain tumour, has been selected for a remarkable opportunity to launch a major cancer research fundraising event. Aurora Farren, eight, spent her last birthday in hospital being treated for a brain tumour and endured several …
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Girl, eight, who battled brain tumour chosen to launch cancer charity event
19 Feb 2024 14:53 GMT
A girl who spent her last birthday in hospital being treated for a brain tumour has been chosen to launch a major cancer research fundraising event.
Aurora Farren, eight, endured several rounds of chemotherapy and also underwent proton beam therapy after …
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'Shining star' Scots girl who beat brain tumour to enjoy ninth birthday cancer-free
19 Feb 2024 14:18 GMT
The proud mum of a courageous little girl who bravely beat a brain tumour has hailed her 'shining star' daughter as the youngster prepares to celebrate her ninth birthday cancer free. Aurora Farren of Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, who will hit the …
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Singapore develops new and precise way to treat most common type of brain cancer
01 Feb 2024 18:30 GMT
An important advance in combining X-rays and light to detect and treat micro-tumours
Researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new and precise way to treat the most common type of brain cancer using a …