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NEWS ABOUT: brain tumor

brain tumor stories: 13 news summaries

Cell Phones May Raise Risk of Tumors: WHO Study

Lead researcher says kids' use should be restricted

Oct 24, 09 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of the most thorough reviews yet of the health risks of cell phones suggests that longtime users face a higher risk of brain tumors. The World Health Organization study is not definitive, but it bolsters the case that precautions make sense. The lead researcher tells the Telegraph she thinks... More »

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cancer • cell phones • public health • communication • cell phone industry • brain tumor • hands-free cell phone • women's issues

 Report Revives Fears
of Cell Phone-Tumor Link

Industry is downplaying cancer risks, charges group

Sep 10, 09 4:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new report charges that health organizations and the cell phone industry are downplaying clear links between cell phone use and brain cancer, reports the Los Angeles Times.  The latest research shows that cell phone use significantly increases the risk of some kind of tumors, and that young people... More »

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cancer • cell phones • tumor • carcinogens • radiation • cell phone industry • brain cancer • brain tumor

Obama Brings Pope Letter From Ailing Kennedy

President asks Benedict to pray for ill senator

Jul 10, 09 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama delivered a letter from Ted Kennedy to Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican today, CNN reports. Obama met with the pontiff for about a half hour before leaving Rome for Ghana. The contents of Kennedy’s letter were personal, an Obama aide said, and “not known to... More »

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cancer • Barack Obama • Pope Benedict XVI • Ted Kennedy • Rome • Vatican • Massachusetts • Catholic • Holy See • senator • Denis McDonough • brain cancer • brain tumor • President Obama • letter

Kennedy
Going Home Tomorrow

Senator's seizure probably caused by fatigue, doctor says

Jan 20, 09 7:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy continues to do well after today's seizure and will be released from the hospital tomorrow morning after a night of observation, the Boston Globe reports. His collapse was probably caused by “simple fatigue,” a doctor said. He is surrounded by family at a Washington hospital after... More »

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Barack Obama • Ted Kennedy • recovery • seizure • inauguration • hospitalization • brain cancer • brain tumor

 Baby Born With 
 Extra Foot ... in Brain 

Foot, other partly formed appendages may have been from twin that grew within

Dec 18, 08 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Surgery to remove a brain tumor from a 3-day-old Colorado boy turned up something “borderline unheard-of,” his doctors say: a foot. When the pediatric neurosurgeon operated Oct. 3 on Sam Esquibel, he saw a small foot, other half-formed appendages, and even intestines in the baby’s head, reports... More »

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surgery • brain • infant • tumor • brain surgery • brain cancer • brain tumor



 Ballesteros 
 Released 
 From Hospital 

Golfer will receive outpatient care after brain tumor surgery

Dec 9, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros was released from a Madrid hospital today, having undergone several operations on a brain tumor, Reuters reports. The retired legend, a five times major winner, will continue to receive treatment at an outpatient clinic. Since being diagnosed, Ballesteros, 51, has had four operations, including one routine... More »

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Spain • golf • brain surgery • brain tumor • Seve Ballesteros

 Ballesteros Has More Surgery 

Golf giant undergoes fourth brain operation

Dec 2, 08 4:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Seve Ballesteros is back in the hospital recovering from a fourth brain surgery, the BBC reports. The golf legend underwent a procedure in Madrid to drain fluid from his brain following the removal of a malignant tumor in October. The operation is an apparent medical setback for Ballesteros, 51, who... More »

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Spain • golf • skull • brain surgery • brain tumor • Seve Ballesteros

 Golf Giant 
 Faces Third 
 Brain Surgery 

Ballesteros has deep-seated tumor, docs worried

Oct 24, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Golf legend Severiano Ballesteros, weak from two major brain surgeries, will undergo a third today as doctors attempt to remove the remnants of a tumor deep within his brain. His brain began to swell after the first surgery and a second was performed to remove part of his skull, reports... More »

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Ryder Cup • brain tumor • Seve Ballesteros • La Paz hospital • oligoastrocytoma • Volvo Masters

 Ballesteros Has Brain Tumor 

Flamboyant Spanish golfer awaits biopsy results

Oct 13, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Retired Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros, 51, announced yesterday that he has a brain tumor and is awaiting a biopsy to determine whether it is malignant. The five-time major winner collapsed in Madrid last week, the Times reports. “I want to be the best at confronting the most difficult match... More »

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golf • Madrid • Ryder Cup • brain tumor • Seve Ballesteros

OPINION

Novak: Cancer Helps Heal
Old Wounds

Fiery columnist bonds with Kennedy, explains hit-and-run accident

Sep 5, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Although Robert Novak has antagonized many in Washington, that hasn’t stopped the political columnist's targets from encouraging him as he battles brain cancer. “I have had few good things to say about Teddy Kennedy since I first met him,” Novak admits in a syndicated column distributed today,... More »

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cancer • Washington DC • Ted Kennedy • Robert Novak • Duke University Medical Center. • brain tumor

(Newser) - Robert Novak says his prognosis is "dire," and the longtime political columnist will retire immediately, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. "The details are being worked out with the doctors this week, but the tentative plan is for radiation and chemotherapy,” said Novak, who was diagnosed with a... More »

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Robert Novak • brain tumor

Behind Kennedy Tumor Surgery: Rally of Top Experts

Senator is able to summon leading experts to advise on his case

Jul 29, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - After his brain cancer diagnosis, Ted Kennedy wielded extraordinary clout to convene a  panel of more than a dozen top experts from around the country for a conference—with some doctors flying to Boston and some on the phone—that changed the course of his treatment. Kennedy opted for surgery... More »

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Ted Kennedy • cancer treatment • Duke University Medical Center. • brain cancer • glioblastomas • brain tumor

Robert Novak Diagnosed with Brain Tumor

77-year-old Chicago Sun-Times columnist
in hospital for biopsy

Jul 28, 08 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Newspaper columnist Robert Novak revealed today he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. A biopsy is set for today to determine if the tumor is malignant or benign. “I will be suspending my journalistic work for an indefinite but, God willing, not too lengthy... More »

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Robert Novak • Chicago Sun Times • brain tumor

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