Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers, Cancer Facts 6.20
... The most common sites of metastasis are the lungs , bones, liver , and brain (see Question 4 ). Treatment for metastatic cancer usually depends on the type of cancer as well as the size and ...
- cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/6_20.htm
- 9/13/2005
National Cancer Institute - Childhood Cancer Trial Results
... Posted: 03/21/2005) - Children younger than three with a kind of brain cancer called medulloblastoma may be effectively treated with chemotherapy alone after surgery, according to a report released by ...
- www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials/doc.aspx?viewid=fa1378ea-6857-4cd1-85da-e0b53c8c2b4d
- 9/15/2005
Sloan-Kettering - Metastatic Brain Tumors
... so doing, can often extend patients' lives and improve their quality of life. Overview Metastatic brain cancer, also called secondary brain cancer, occurs when cancer cells migrate to the brain from a ...
- www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/9243.cfm
- 9/15/2005
Lung Cancer Online: Metastatic Disease - Brain Metastases
Lung Cancer Online: Metastatic Disease - Brain Metastases home > treatment > metastases > brain Treatment of Brain Metastases Overviews Specific Therapies chemotherapy • radiation therapy • stereotactic ...
- www.lungcanceronline.org/treatment-mets/brain.html
Metastatic or Secondary Cancer Links
... from Johns Hopkins Provides information on brain metastases. Cancerlynx We Prowl the Net Metastatic Cancer Index http://www.cancerlynx.com/metastatic_index.html - Advocating for metastatic cancer ...
- www.cancerlinks.com/metastatic.html
Brain Cancer - Overview, Causes & Symptoms - oncologychannel
... excess secretion of milk (i.e., galactorrhea) in women. Impotence may occur in men. Metastatic brain cancer tends to invade the brain tissue indiscriminately. Some symptoms include the following: ...
- www.oncologychannel.com/braincancer
Metastatic Brain Tumor
... for details on a major trial for Women with Brain Metastases from Breast Cancer Search Term: Metastatic Brain Tumor Search results are returned below separately for clinical trials, frequently asked ...
- www.virtualtrials.com/MetastaticBrainTumor.cfm
- 9/14/2005
Metastatic Brain Tumors / Stereotactic Radiosurgery
... information for metastatic brain tumors. Articles ... frequency of lung cancer in females, it is expected that for females this too will be the primary cause of metastatic brain tumors (22). How Do ...
- www.irsa.org/metastatic_tumors.html
- 9/15/2005
Metastatic Cancer
... by the primary site (ex. breast cancer that has spread to the brain is called metastatic breast cancer to the brain). Many cancers may not cause symptoms until late stage although these represent the ...
- www.cancersupportivecare.com/metastatic.html
Metastatic Tumors to the Brain and Spine
... to thirty-seven percent of people). Renal (kidney) cancer Renal metastatic brain tumors are usually single in number. 7. WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOURSELF ...
- neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/abta/mets.htm