Nearly 1 million Americans are currently living with a brain tumor. In 2023, an estimated 94,390 people will be diagnosed with a brain tumor. Considering those alarming statistics, it’s unfortunate that we aren’t much farther along in our research and treatments. May happens to be a month with a lot of recognition including national Brain…
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What Does the Research Say?
Diffuse astrocytomas are tumors of the Central Nervous System (CNS). The presence of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and tumor barrier, make these cancers poorly responsive to all kinds of currently available therapies. Most standard treatments aim to slow progression of the cancer rather than stop or eliminate it. New treatments are always being explored and…