If you’ve been diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM), you might have questions about treatment options. While glioblastoma is an aggressive tumor, there are many advances and treatment plans that can be tailored to a patient’s specific needs.
Neuro-oncologist Vinay Puduvalli, M.D., answers common questions about glioblastoma and what’s next in patient care.
What is glioblastoma?
Glioblastoma is a highly malignant brain...
Brain surgery requires precision and excellent judgment on part of the neurosurgeon for good patient outcomes. We neurosurgeons try to remove...
Maintaining a healthy diet is one of the most important things you can do to reduce your risk of cancer and other diseases, according to the...
Hamza Iskandar has only been fighting gastroesophageal cancer for the
past six months, but he was born a fighter.
As a result
of his congenital heart disease, the 21-year-old from Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia, learned to have incredible strength in times of adversity long
before his cancer diagnosis.
He had open heart surgery at
age six, a second at age seven and a third at twelve. He now has a
mechanical valve in his...
Regardless of where radiation fits into your cancer treatment plan, you may have questions about what you'll experience during radiation therapy...
In early April, the first guidelines on care for sexual problems were
published by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).
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A parent's cancer diagnosis can turn a child's world upside down, no
matter how young or old the child is.
But coping with a parent's...
My husband, Francis, has stage IV colon cancer. Since his diagnosis,
many people have asked how they can help.
Today is National Healthcare Decisions Day.
Whether
you're a patient or caregiver, having conversations about future care should...
Individuals with a history of cancer in their family often seek out testing to learn if they, too, carry a gene that might indicate a future...