Brain tumors have long forced pathologists into a difficult balancing act. Under the microscope, many look alike at first glance.

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 ...

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common type of malignant brain tumor, has a very high mortality rate, due in part to ...

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, according to new research led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel ...

Experts have identified more than 150 types of brain tumors. Metastatic tumors, originating from cancers like lung, breast, kidney, melanoma, and colon cancer, are the most prevalent type of brain ...

Brain cancer is rare. Some forms are particularly uncommon, including choroid plexus tumors, pineal tumors, and hemangiomas. Brain cancers occur when an atypical group of cells in the brain ...

Research uncovering the origin of pineoblastoma, a rare pediatric brain tumor, has also revealed a dependency across multiple brain tumor types that share a similar molecular program. Scientists at St ...

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new cancer immunotherapy strategy that can simultaneously attack deadly brain tumors and the immune cells that help them grow.

One of the most aggressive and challenging types of brain cancer to treat is still glioblastoma. The majority of patients ...

Stephen De La Torre's brain tumor was the size of a battery and close to his brain stem, so doctors found a way to shrink the ...

A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, according to new research. A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain ...