Nervous System Tumors

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Radiation Therapy



Most malignant brain tumors are treated with external-beam radiation even if the entire primary tumor is surgically removed, because often there are hidden tumor cells still left in the brain tissue.

For benign tumors, radiation is usually applied when the entire primary tumor cannot be surgically removed.

For malignant tumors, radiation more than doubles the survival rate for patients with anaplastic astrocytomas and glioblasoma multiformes, and it can prolong su...Read the full article