Brain tumors can be cancerous or benign. Benign tumors do not spread to other body parts, but they can cause serious problems if they press on healthy brain tissue. Some can become cancerous. Brain ...

A brain tumor can significantly affect a person's quality of life, not just length of life. In 2023, approximately 25,000 people living in the U.S. were diagnosed with a brain tumor. There are ...

When you think about brain tumors, you might assume they’re purely a matter of bad genetic luck or something that happens to “other people.” But emerging research suggests that various factors in our ...

Tumors are one of the most misunderstood diagnoses or conditions. While no one wants to be told they have one, many people don't realize that a tumor is nothing more than a clump of abnormal cells ...

A cluster of brain tumors among nurses working on the same floor at a Massachusetts hospital is raising eyebrows after an investigation found “no environmental risks” at the facility. As of April 1, ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered unexpected traces of bacteria within brain ...

Multiple nurses at a Newton hospital were diagnosed with brain tumors, the hospital confirmed after an investigation, while the nurses’ union says the environmental testing into the cause “was not ...

The discovery of a tumor is often life changing. In that moment, when the patient is not just wondering about their prognosis, but the challenge of treatment and any possible side effects, they need a ...

The outlook for stage 4 brain cancer depends on a wide range of factors. These include the type of brain cancer, how fast it grows, the tumor’s location on the brain, and an individual’s overall ...