Search Results for: brain cancer

whole-brain radiotherapy

A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients who have cancer in the brain. It is often used to treat patients whose cancer has spread to the … [Read more...]

whole-brain radiation therapy

A type of external radiation therapy used to treat patients who have cancer in the brain. It is often used to treat patients whose cancer has spread to the … [Read more...]

cancer

A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to … [Read more...]

brain tumor

The growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). … [Read more...]

brain metastasis

Cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the brain. … [Read more...]

blood-brain barrier

A network of blood vessels with closely spaced cells that makes it difficult for potentially toxic substances (such as anticancer drugs) to penetrate the blood … [Read more...]

blood-brain barrier disruption

The use of drugs to create openings between cells in the blood-brain barrier. The blood-brain barrier is a protective network of blood vessels and tissue that … [Read more...]

phenytoin sodium

A drug used to treat or prevent seizures or convulsions that may be caused by epilepsy, brain surgery, or treatment for brain cancer. It is a type of … [Read more...]

PT-100

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer, including certain types of lung, pancreas, and brain cancer. PT-100 may help the immune system block the … [Read more...]

human corticotropin-releasing factor

A substance being studied in the treatment of brain cancer. It is made naturally by the hypothalamus (a part of the brain) and can also be made in the … [Read more...]