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  2. Proton therapy - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, proton therapy, or proton radiotherapy, is a type of particle therapy that uses a beam of protons to irradiate diseased tissue, most often to treat cancer.The chief advantage of proton therapy over other types of external beam radiotherapy is that the dose of protons is deposited over a narrow range of depth; hence in minimal entry, exit, or scattered radiation dose to healthy ...

  3. Pituitary adenoma - Wikipedia

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    Pituitary adenomas are tumors that occur in the pituitary gland. Most pituitary tumors are benign, approximately 35% are invasive and just 0.1% to 0.2% are carcinomas. [1] Pituitary adenomas represent from 10% to 25% of all intracranial neoplasms, with an estimated prevalence rate in the general population of approximately 17%. [1] [2]

  4. Pituitary apoplexy - Wikipedia

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    The pituitary gland consists of two parts, the anterior (front) and posterior (back) pituitary. Both parts release hormones that control numerous other organs. In pituitary apoplexy, the main initial problem is a lack of secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, corticotropin), which stimulates the secretion of cortisol by the adrenal ...

  5. Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor - Wikipedia

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    The tumor histopathology is jumbled small and large cells. The tissue of this tumor contains many different types of cells including the rhabdoid cells, large spindled cells, epithelial and mesenchymal cells, and areas resembling primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). As much as 70% of the tumor may be made up of PNET-like cells.

  6. Dr. Ryan Osborne of 'Take My Tumor' recalls the surgery he ...

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    What is "Take My Tumor"? In the series that first aired on April 3, three world-renowned surgeons — Osborne, Dr. Kimberly Moore Dalal and Dr. Jason Cohen — work each episode to help a variety ...

  7. National Brain Tumor Society - Wikipedia

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    Brain Tumor Walks are currently held at locations across the country (San Francisco, Charleston, South Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, Denver, Portland, Jacksonville, Florida, San Diego, Boston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York City, Long Island, and Dallas-Fort Worth. [3]) The Boston Brain Tumor Ride (formerly the Ride for Research), a 10 ...

  8. The Fort Worth City Council is expected to vote on adopting the ad hoc committee’s fire department-based EMS recommendations and the transition plan May 21.

  9. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center - Wikipedia

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    The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center is one of the oldest NCI-designated cancer centers in the United States, having first been designated in 1973. [3] The main location of the Mayo Clinic is in Rochester, MN. Campuses in Arizona and Florida opened later and became part of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in 2003. [4] [5]