Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...

A brain tumor can strike anyone at any age, impacting a person’s very essence — everything from cognition and personality to movement and speech — if it’s fast-growing and aggressive. It can be the ...

The term “brain tumor” carries a particularly scary connotation. And if you’re a fan of TV medical dramas, you may think they’re quite common. However, less than 1% of Americans are living with a ...

May is always a meaningful time for me—both as a neurosurgeon and as a scientist—because of the critical importance of Brain Tumor Awareness Month. This year, more than 90,000 people in the United ...

Though it may be what your mind runs to when you experience a weird neurological symptom, brain tumors are incredibly rare, affecting less than 1% of Americans. Knowing the possible symptoms of a ...

September 22, 2008 — New evidence points to a strong link between primary brain cancer risk and family history of the disease. Investigators at Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, in Israel, and the ...

Oligodendroglioma is a rare type of brain tumor. It’s in a category of brain and spinal cord tumors called gliomas. These are brain or spinal cord tumors that come from abnormal glial cells, the ...

Somewhere in an operating room this spring, a neurosurgeon did something that has never been done before: while removing a ...

“Today” show host Sheinelle Jones is back on the air and detailed the loss of her husband to brain cancer. Uche Ojeh died in May at the age of 45 from an aggressive form of brain cancer called ...