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Brain Metastases
Role of chemotherapy in brain metastases examined
February 14th, 2006
The role of chemotherapy in treating brain metastases was examined. According to a recent review article published in the journal Current Opinion in Neurology, "Brain metastases occur in 10-30% of cancer patients, and they are associated with a dismal prognosis." "Radiation therapy has been the mainstay of treatment for patients without surgically treatable lesions. For patients with good prognostic factors and a single metastasis, surgical resection is recommended. The management of patients with multiple metastases, poor prognostic factors, or unresectable lesions is, however, controversial. Recently published data will be reviewed,"...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-02-14)
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