Brain Cancer News

A 6-year old Merrimac girl who is fighting a rare form of brain cancer fulfilled her dream of meeting pop star Justin Bieber Monday.

Diffusion Pharmaceuticals LLC announced today that it has opened for enrollment a clinical trial testing the company's lead drug candidate trans sodium crocetinate as a first-line treatment for newly diagnosed primary brain cancer , also known as glioblastoma or GBM.

Sanford-Burnham researchers create a new mouse model for a particularly malignant form of medulloblastoma, and zero in on a potential therapy This is Robert Wechsler-Reya, Ph.D., director of the Tumor Development Program in Sanford-Burnham's National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and member of the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative ... (more)

Jay Brewer's brain cancer may have spread to his spine. He's also now in a wheelchair.

Wesley turns 17 on Thursday. He's battled brain cancer since he was 12 and has been through a "trying time" recently, according to his Facebook page.

Kindergartners in Sonya Butler's class at Bible Baptist School in Shiremanstown made get-well cards for Anya Zvorsky, who is battling a rare brain cancer.

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Michael Michon received get well cards signed by his entire school on top of a donation of more than $15,000. Students and staff at a local high school have given a special gift to a special cause.

BOSTON - Merrimac native Avalanna Routh, like most 6-year-old girls, loves Justin Bieber and getting dolled up.

"We love you Bailey. We want you to come back," said teacher Su Ann Jewell's entire kindergarten class in unison.

Nineteen-year-old Bret Laczynski is in the final stages of brain cancer. Friday, his school had an early graduation just for him.

Crystal Mills set up an online fundraiser to help Dustin Hughes, who has brain cancer, take his kids to Disneyland.

Newly diagnosed brain cancer patients are being sought by Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento for a clinical trial of a vaccine that is made from a patient's own tumor.

Chilliwack: A bouquet of flowers this Valentine's Day won't just knock your love's socks off, it could also help the family of a toddler fighting for her life.

Sheldon Berman has spent his life dedicated to helping the State of Israel and the Baltimore Jewish community.

Avalanna Routh's form of cancer is called AT/RT and only about 30 new cases are diagnosed in the United States each year.

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AUBURN, Mass. - A mini-march of preschoolers, parents and teachers was held at The Goddard School for Rowan Baker 3, who was diagnosed in April 2011 with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma that is inoperable.

On January 22, 2012 the art and healthcare communities came together to celebrate neurosurgery and learn more about the brain.

Del Mar Pharmaceuticals to Present New Pre-clinical Data Related to the Mechanism of VAL-083 at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in April 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Del Mar Pharmaceuticals today announced that a pre-clinical abstract entitled, "VAL083, a novel N7 alkylating agent, surpasses temozolomide activity and inhibits ... (more)