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Types of Brain Tumors

Podcast: Types of Brain Tumors

Listen to Dr Jon Weingart discuss the most common types of brain tumors, their treatment ...

Date: 09/28/2010

Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Jon Weingart, MD, discusses the different types of brain tumors and their treatment options.

Program Notes:

0:20   Adult vs. childhood brain tumors
0:45   Slow growing vs. fast growing
1:10   Astrocytomas or gliomas
1:39   Intrinsic tumor in brain
2:40   Arises from brain cell
3:15   Most common symptoms
4:00   More brain tumors?
4:38   Other cells in brains can cause tumors
5:38   Metastatic tumors more common
6:15   Lots of progress
7:18   Vaccines and immunotherapy
7:39   Gamma knife
8:20   Imaging guidance technologies
10:00 Use of technology important
11:00 Newly diagnosed