Cerebrospinal fluid can tell lots about brain tumors, Elizabeth Tracey reports

27/10/2025 1 min
Cerebrospinal fluid can tell lots about brain tumors, Elizabeth Tracey reports

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Your brain and spinal cord are floating in something called cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, and when brain tumors develop they shed cells and cellular components into this fluid. A new test developed by director of neurosurgery Chetan Bettegowda at Johns … Cerebrospinal fluid can tell lots about brain tumors, Elizabeth Tracey reports »

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