In addition to providing form and support, the spinal column protects nerves that send signals between the body and brain. This bundle of nerves, or spinal cord, is vulnerable to injuries that can be complete, or incomplete. A blow to the spine may cause an injury such as a fracture or a dislocation of vertebrae, […]
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Brain and Spine Tumor Anatomy and Functions The brain controls many important body functions, such as emotions, vision, thought, speech, and movement. The spinal cord connects the brain to nerves in most parts of the body. This allows the brain to send messages throughout the body. The network of the brain and spinal cord is called […]
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Treatment for your brain or spine tumor will depend on your tumor type and location, and your general health. Surgery If possible, you will have surgery to treat brain or spine tumors and help relieve symptoms. Surgery removes as much of the tumor as possible while not damaging healthy tissue. It is most successful when […]
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Recovery from back surgery can require effort, but newer minimally-invasive surgical techniques often reduce healing time. For many common types of back surgery, patients are back on their feet in a few weeks. Back surgery that requires bone removal, fusion, or the addition of “hardware” can take longer. Recovery time for spinal surgery depends upon […]
Learn MoreWith Immunotherapy, Glimmers of Progress against Glioblastoma
From the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Treatment advances for patients with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, have been rare. But recent studies have raised hopes that immunotherapy, which has recently established itself as a proven therapy for several types of cancer, may be able to reverse this trend. Patients diagnosed with glioblastoma, the most common […]
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