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Therapeutic anticoagulation is safe for treating venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer that has metastasized to the brain

Anticoagulation Appears Safe for Patients With Brain Mets

Treatment does not cause significant increase in incidence of intracranial hemorrhage
Targeted radiation in the treatment of brain metastases leads to less cognitive damage than radiation for the entire brain

ASCO: Risks of Whole Brain Radiotx May Outweigh Benefits

Second study suggests new immunotherapy may benefit patients with glioblastoma
Adding a simple tetanus shot to dendritic cell immunotherapy for glioblastoma dramatically extended some patients' survival in a small new study. The study was published online March 11 in Nature.

Tetanus Shot Ups Survival With Brain Tumor Immunotherapy

One patient with glioblastoma still alive nine years later
The risk for developing a glioma appears to go up with long-term use of hormonal contraceptives

Hormonal Contraceptives Linked to Higher Risk of Glioma

But odds of any one user getting the tumor remain extremely small, experts stress