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Radiation Therapy Associated With Worse Outcomes in One Type of Brain Tumor

July 8, 2020

In a research study published online June 24 in the journal Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, the research team found that routine radiation treatment after surgery for a rare and slow-growing type of brain tumor called pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, or PXAs, was associated with markedly worse overall survival. The researchers reviewed 550 PXA patients from the National […]

Clinton ⋅ Bayview Medical Center, Brain Tumor, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, PXA, Raj Mukherjee, Research, treatment ⋅

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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Lung Cancer Surgery

February 6, 2020

In this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with thoracic surgeon Dr Stephen Broderick about the latest developments in lung cancer care that have made lung surgery less debilitating and improved patient outcomes.  

Clinton ⋅ Bayview Medical Center, Bill Nelson, Cancer Matters, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, lung cancer, podcast, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Stephen Broderick, Thoracic Surgery ⋅

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