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Differences in IMRT Radiation Doses May Complicate Study Results in Brain Cancer (04/02/2008)
Differences between the prescribed dose of radiation in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and the dose that’s actually delivered may make comparison studies in brain cancer difficult to interpret. These findings were reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Women&Cancer Magazine Features Paula Zahn on Spring 2008 Cover (03/17/2008)
News anchor and cancer advocate Paula Zahn knows what it means to watch a loved one confront a cancer diagnosis. In fact, in the space of 14 months when Paula was 29 years old, her immediate family managed four active cases of cancer; of those four, which included her mother, her father, her sister-in-law and her aunt, only her mother would survive. “I think any of us who have been exposed to cancer in our families share a strong bond,” Paula says. The veteran reporter and media personality shares details of her own experience and of her role as an impassioned cancer advocate in an inspiring interview.

New Treatment Combination Shows Promise in Malignant Gliomas (02/28/2008)
A combination of radiation and chemotherapy has show encouraging results for patients with malignant gliomas. These findings were recently published by researchers at Duke University in North Carolina in the journal Neuro-Oncology.

High-dose Methotrexate Provides Long-term Results in Central Nervous System Lymphoma (02/04/2008)
High doses of the chemotherapy agent methotrexate have provided long-term responses among patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). These results were recently published in the journal Neurology.

Implanted Combination Therapy Shows Promise in Recurrent Glioblastoma (02/01/2008)
A recent study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery finds that a combination of implanted radiation seeds and Gliadel® wafers (polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) may improve survival in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.