Friday, 25 January 2013

New Method Predicts Brain Cancer Outcome And Quickly Shows If Therapy Is Effective

The critical question shortly after a brain cancer patient starts treatment: how well is it working? But there hasn't been a good way to gauge that. Now Northwestern Medicine researchers have developed a new method -- similar to forecasting storms with computer models -- to predict an individual patient's brain tumor growth. This growth forecast will enable physicians to rapidly identify how well the tumor is responding to a particular therapy. The approach allows a quick pivot to a new therapy in a critical time window if the current one isn't effective... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..


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