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Meningiomas are associated with some birth control

Meningiomas are associated with some birth control

Several recent studies point to an increased risk that women have of developing a meningioma when using injectable birth control. But only a total of about 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with this type of brain tumor each year. “While this is certainly the...
SurvivorNet: Steve Braunstein, MD, PhD, Guide to Glioma Care

SurvivorNet: Steve Braunstein, MD, PhD, Guide to Glioma Care

Patients facing a glioma diagnosis often encounter complex choices about their next steps in treatment. SurvivorNet features Steve Braunstein, MD, vice chair of Education and professor, in a set of videos to outline the key considerations for treating the disease....
John Liu Receives Sontag Distinguished Scientist Award

John Liu Receives Sontag Distinguished Scientist Award

S. John Liu, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of Radiation Oncology and Neurological Surgery at UC San Francisco, has been named one of the three recipients of this year’s Distinguished Scientist Award (DSA) from the Sontag Foundation. The $750,000 funding award is...