The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
Due to the sensitivity of location, brain cancer is one of the most difficult and deadly known cancers. There are various forms of cancer in the brain with many shared characteristics as well as unique manifestations in each. While cancers originating in the central nervous system present in several ways, the most common forms are high grade gliomas generally, and glioblastoma or anaplastic astrocytomas specifically. With the advent of technology, researchers have been able to propose and refine extensive profiles of these relentless tumors, enabling greater and more successful treatment profiles to be developed. Where treatments used to consist primarily of chemotherapy and surgery, research has enabled the development of immunotherapy and gene therapy techniques as well as alternative treatments to take on the caustic disease.
Recommended Citation
Baitelman, M. (2018). Nonsurgical Approaches to Glioblastoma. The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences, 12(1). Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/sjlcas/vol12/iss1/4
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