Cerebrospinal fluid may hold the keys to brain cancer identification and treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports

27/10/2025 1 min
Cerebrospinal fluid may hold the keys to brain cancer identification and treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports

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Tumor components and immune response indicators can be found in cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, when someone has a brain tumor, in a new test developed by Chetan Bettagowda, director of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins and one of the test’s developers.  … Cerebrospinal fluid may hold the keys to brain cancer identification and treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports »

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