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glioblastoma
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Using ultrasound to open blood–brain barrier could be glioblastoma game changer
A novel ultrasound device temporarily opens the blood–brain barrier to allow delivery of chemotherapy. The dose-escalation phase 1 study, published in Lancet Oncology, May 2, provides evidence that use of the new French technology leads to a fourfold increase in…
Does the ketogenic diet have a role in treating cancer?
The high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet known as the ketogenic diet has become an established treatment for intractable epilepsy over the last decade, but it has also gained widespread popular attention as a regimen for weight loss. Attention has now moved to…