For glioma patients, there are generally two main treatment paths: standard care, which includes surgery, radiation, and ...

Several molecular testing techniques are used on tissue samples. Dr. Alexandra Miller discussed a couple of these techniques ...

Gliomas are the most common type of primary brain cancer in adults. Many gliomas, especially low- and early-grade gliomas, ...

Scientists have discovered that certain changes in the DNA of cells, known as mutations, like the IDH mutation, can act as ...

Definitive diagnosis of glioma requires a biopsy and pathology, including histology and molecular testing. A tissue biopsy ...

A glioma is a type of tumor that originates in the central nervous system, specifically in the brain or spinal cord. These tumors originate in glial cells, supportive cells in the brain which serve to ...

SurvivorNet asked some of the leading surgeons in the country to help explain the options for lung cancer surgery. There are several types of surgery for lung cancer, and the decision about which is ...

A series of tests are needed to diagnose hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a disease that causes the heart muscle to become abnormally thickened. This disease often runs in families, so if a close ...

If your lung cancer is considered stage two, it has spread to the nearby lymph nodes, but has not traveled elsewhere yet. This is considered early-stage lung cancer, but it can be difficult to remove ...

We see thousands of stories at survivorNet, and we’ve never seen anything quite like this. A 12-year-old and her her mom were both diagnosed with cancer at the same time, and they both beat it. Bella ...

Actress Olivia Munn and her husband welcomed their newborn daughter Méi via gestational surrogate on Sept. 14 and have taken to social media to share some wonderful moments from the past month. We’re ...

Singer Bruce Springsteen, 75, and his wife Patti have been living with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, for roughly six years. Despite the “tough” disease, Springsteen says his wife is “doing ...