Tumors are one of the most misunderstood diagnoses or conditions. While no one wants to be told they have one, many people don't realize that a tumor is nothing more than a clump of abnormal cells ...

The terms tumor and cancer can refer to different types of lumps and bumps. But the terms are often confused and misused—by ...

A routine brain scan can look clear but still leave surgeons guessing. Two benign tumors near the pituitary gland often appear nearly identical on MRI. Choose the wrong one, and the entire surgical ...

Pineal region tumors develop in or around the pineal gland, a small, pea-sized organ near the brain’s center. They can be benign or malignant, and they are rare. The pineal gland plays a crucial role ...

Promising pill could keep thousands of patients out of operating rooms. Nov. 4, 2010— -- When Griffin Moritz was 10, he experienced what his mother, Debora, called "an explosion" of non-cancerous ...

Radiotherapy can slow the growth of benign tumors. In some cases, radiotherapy may be able to shrink or eliminate a benign tumor. Radiotherapy is often associated with cancer treatment, but it can ...

The terms tumour and cancer can refer to different types of lumps and bumps. But the terms are often confused and misused – by the general public and even health professionals. For instance, doctors ...

Artificial intelligence is moving from the lab bench into the operating room, promising to spot and classify brain tumors with a level of speed and precision that would have sounded like science ...