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Neuroscientists Explain How Brain Tumors Cause Cognitive Decline [Video]

BySaritha Krishna and Shawn Hervey-Jumper, UCSF |June 29th, 2023

UCSF neuroscientist Saritha Krishna and neurosurgeon Shawn Hervey-Jumper explain how brain cancer hijacks neural circuits and causes cognitive decline.

Researchers have long known that brain tumors, specifically a type of tumor called a glioma, can affect a person’s cognitive and physical function. Patients with glioblastoma, the most fatal type of brain tumor in adults, experience an especially drastic decline in quality of life. Glioblastomas are thought to impair normal brain functions by compressing and causing healthy tissue to swell, or competing with them for blood supply.

What exactly causes cognitive decline in brain tumor patients is still unknown. In our recently published research, we found that tumors can not only remodel neural circuits, but that brain activity itself can fuel tumor growth.

We are a neuroscientist and neurosurgeon team at the University of California, San Francisco. Our work focuses on understanding how brain tumors remodel neuronal circuits and how these changes affect language, motor and …

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Management of Metastatic Lobular Breast Cancer Q&A | Lobular Breast Cancer Event [Video]

In this session, Azka Ali, MD, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Cleveland Clinic answers questions from her presentation “Management of Metastatic Lobular Breast Cancer.” To learn more about Dr. Ali, please visit https://cle.clinic/3sqjilF Presentation is available https://youtu.be/JHWj5ZnF8GMCleveland Clinic presented the 7th Annual Cleveland Breast Cancer Summit: Collaborating for a Cure, a live educational multi-disciplinary summit that focused on the up-to-date reviews and treatment options for lobular breast cancer. This symposium was designed for practicing physicians and other practicing health care providers in oncology, surgery, radiation oncology, radiology, pathology and women’s health.Learning objectives:• Discuss diagnostic work up of lobular breast cancer.• Review oncologic and plastic surgery approaches to lobular breast cancer.• Describe approaches for radiation in the treatment of lobular breast cancer.• Identify systemic treatment options for lobular breast cancer.• Discuss challenges faced by lobular breast cancer survivors.If you liked the video hit like and subscribe for more!#clevelandclinic #medicaleducation #breastcancer #lobularbreastcancer

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Management of Metastatic Lobular Breast Cancer | Lobular Breast Cancer Event 2023 [Video]

In this session, Azka Ali, MD, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Cleveland Clinic presents “Management of Metastatic Lobular Breast Cancer.” To learn more about Dr. Ali, please visit https://cle.clinic/3sqjilF Q&A for this session is available at https://youtu.be/qvjEvzuTW8wCleveland Clinic presented the 7th Annual Cleveland Breast Cancer Summit: Collaborating for a Cure, a live educational multi-disciplinary summit that focused on the up-to-date reviews and treatment options for lobular breast cancer. This symposium was designed for practicing physicians and other practicing health care providers in oncology, surgery, radiation oncology, radiology, pathology and women’s health.Learning objectives:• Discuss diagnostic work up of lobular breast cancer.• Review oncologic and plastic surgery approaches to lobular breast cancer.• Describe approaches for radiation in the treatment of lobular breast cancer.• Identify systemic treatment options for lobular breast cancer.• Discuss challenges faced by lobular breast cancer survivors.If you liked the video hit like and subscribe for more!#clevelandclinic #medicaleducation #breastcancer #lobularbreastcancer

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Our largest ever investment in Scotland | Cancer Research UK [Video]

The search for new and improved cancer treatments is going to receive a major boost, thanks to our largest ever investment in Scotland of up to £123 million.We’ll provide this funding as part of a seven-year commitment to our Scotland Institute (formerly known as our Beatson Institute). This will bolster Scotland as a major global hub for cancer research on an increasingly competitive world stage, and help with the recruitment of talented researchers from around the globe.Each year around 34,100 people are diagnosed with cancer in Scotland, so it’s vital we find new ways to tackle the disease.* While around 16,300 Scots sadly lose their lives to the disease each year**, cancer death rates have fallen by 8% over the past decade - largely thanks to research.***  *Based on the average annual number of new cases of all cancers (ICD10 C00-C97, excluding C44) diagnosed in Scotland in the years 2017 – 2019   **Based on the average annual number of deaths from all cancers (ICD10 C00-C97) in Scotland in the years 2017-2019  ***Based on the percentage change of annual average European age-standardised mortality rates in Scotland from 337 deaths per 100,000 people to 309 deaths per 100,000 people for all cancers (ICD10 C00-C97) between 2007-2009 and 2017-2019. The Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute is based on the University of Glasgow Garscube Campus, Bearsden, Glasgow. Subscribe: https://youtube.com/user/cancerresearchukFacebook: https://facebook.com/cancerresearchukTwitter: https://twitter.com/CR_UK Instagram: https://instagram.com/cr_uk