As the Sheri Sobrato Brisson Brain Cancer Survivorship Program entered its second year, it has expanded its offerings for the growing numbers of brain cancer survivors.
Campus News, Patient Care
Neuro-oncologist Mariza Daras, MD, has joined the faculty at the Brain Tumor Center, in part to play a leading role in coordinating care for patients with CNS metastases.
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Nearly two years after surgery to remove an astrocytoma, Will Pearce finds strength in family, faith in the future, and a love for a life he didn’t expect.
Patient Care, Patient Stories
On Wednesday, October 30, nearly sixty nurses and healthcare professionals gathered for the inaugural Adam Clar Neuro-Oncology Nursing Lecture.
Campus News, Patient Care, Philanthropy
Immunotherapy encompasses a range of strategies aimed at making cancer cells more recognizable and vulnerable to attack by the patient’s immune system.
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The UCSF Brain Tumor Center is currently leading multiple clinical trials to investigate a new personalized medicine strategy for both adult and pediatric patients.
Patient Care, Research
The research program of neurosurgeon Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD, is deeply influenced by his patients’ struggles to understand how treatment will affect their quality of life.
Patient Care, Research
The UCSF Brain Tumor Center is one of four sites in the country testing a modified version of a poliovirus that had encouraging results against glioblastoma (GBM) in a recent phase I clinical trial.
Patient Care, Research
"We are often asked by our peers in the medical community to consult on all different types of primary and metastatic brain tumors, including skull base tumors, meningiomas,
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At age 24, Sheri Sobrato Brisson was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. At the time, people had a hard time understanding what she was going through.
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