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Why brain tumors are so hard to destroy

Brain Tumor

The most common and aggressive brain tumor grows by turning normal brain cells into stem cells, which can continuously replicate and regrow a tumor with only a handful of cells left behind, new research finds.

 

Well: CT Scans Increase Children's Cancer Risk, Study Finds

CT Scan

Researchers say the small but significant increases in the risk of leukemia and brain cancer do not mean that CT scans should be avoided entirely, but that the test should be performed only when necessary.

 

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