Cancer Cells With A Long Breath: Seeking Origin Of Brain Tumors In Children
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 00:28
in Health & Medicine
Medulloblastoma is one of the most common and most malignant brain tumors among children and teenagers. These tumors grow very rapidly, and fifty percent of patients in the long term die from the condition. The details of the processes that lead to the growth of these tumors have remained unknown until now. Scientists have now successfully revealed certain molecular mechanisms that lead to the development of these cerebellar tumors.
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