New Treatments Show Promise for Two of the Most Deadly Types of Cancer
This is then steered through the brain to the tumor while avoiding healthy tissue and emitting heat inside the tumor that kills the surrounding tumor cells....The new research found that how much of the tumor is destroyed by the laser is a factor in how long a patient survives. Patients with 91 percent or more of the tumor cleared survived 2.1 years from diagnosis—while surgery to remove the tumor gives a survival rate of about 1.5 years. It maintains a patient's quality of life and requires only a short hospital stay.Leuthardt said, "When patients are told they have months to live, having the option of a low-risk procedure that gets them back home to their families in just over a day is profoundly meaningful."Dr.
- ▪This is then steered through the brain to the tumor while avoiding healthy tissue and emitting heat inside the tumor that kills the surrounding tumor cells....The new research found that how much of the tumor is destroyed by the laser is a
- ▪Patients with 91 percent or more of the tumor cleared survived 2.1 years from diagnosis—while surgery to remove the tumor gives a survival rate of about 1.5 years.
- ▪It maintains a patient's quality of life and requires only a short hospital stay.Leuthardt said, "When patients are told they have months to live, having the option of a low-risk procedure that gets them back home to their families in just
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| Publication time | Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:37:20 -0400 |
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By Rachael O'ConnorReporter0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.New treatments are being explored for two devastating cancers—glioblastoma and ovarian cancer—and they are showing promise.Glioblastoma is an aggressive form of brain cancer and the most common malignant brain tumor in adults, making up about half of all brain tumor cases, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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