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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded its approval for the Optune device to include newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme.

FDA Approves Optune Device for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

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Newly sanctioned to treat just-diagnosed patients, in combination with temozolomide
Radiation and chemotherapy can cause structural changes in the healthy brain tissue of patients with glioblastoma brain tumors

Chemoradiation for Glioblastoma Takes Toll on Brain

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Structural changes include reduced gray matter volume and ventricular enlargement
Adiposity is associated with an increased risk of meningioma but not glioma

Meta-Analysis Links Adiposity to Increased Risk of Meningioma

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High versus low levels of physical activity linked to reduction in risk of meningioma
Genome-wide data can help classify subtypes of gliomas

Genome-Wide Data Can Classify Gliomas Into Subtypes

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Two studies show distinct molecular classes of gliomas based on genomic alterations
Therapeutic anticoagulation is safe for treating venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer that has metastasized to the brain

Anticoagulation Appears Safe for Patients With Brain Mets

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Treatment does not cause significant increase in incidence of intracranial hemorrhage
Targeted radiation in the treatment of brain metastases leads to less cognitive damage than radiation for the entire brain

ASCO: Risks of Whole Brain Radiotx May Outweigh Benefits

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Second study suggests new immunotherapy may benefit patients with glioblastoma
Adding a simple tetanus shot to dendritic cell immunotherapy for glioblastoma dramatically extended some patients' survival in a small new study. The study was published online March 11 in Nature.

Tetanus Shot Ups Survival With Brain Tumor Immunotherapy

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One patient with glioblastoma still alive nine years later
The risk for developing a glioma appears to go up with long-term use of hormonal contraceptives

Hormonal Contraceptives Linked to Higher Risk of Glioma

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But odds of any one user getting the tumor remain extremely small, experts stress