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Sciantics? Really? Sorry folks, couldn't think of a better name! Anyways, this blog is dedicated to science news, articles, and just plain information that needs to be shared for the sake of science, education, and learning! I don't want to divulge into too much about my personal life on this blog, so i'll just say that I'm a biology/ chemistry major. You'll most likely see posts along these lines along with the ocasional physics and astronomy posts.

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scinerd: Glow In The Dark Tumours Could Help Surgeons Treat Deadly Brain Cancer Patients with deadly brain tumours have fresh hope today after doctors started trialling a treatment that can make cancers glow in the dark. The UK-based trial is for patients who have been newly diagnosed with glioblastoma. This is the most common and harmful malignant brain tumour in adults, with an average survival rate of just 15 months. More than 60 patients will be injected with 5-amino-levulinic acid (5-ALA), which converts into a fluorescent chemical in the tumour. This then glows when placed under UV light. Surgeons should then be able to see the edges of the tumour more clearly, allowing them to remove it more completely from the brain. After the tumour is removed, wafers impregnated with the chemotherapy drug carmustine are inserted into the cavity.

scinerd:

Glow In The Dark Tumours Could Help Surgeons Treat Deadly Brain Cancer

Patients with deadly brain tumours have fresh hope today after doctors started trialling a treatment that can make cancers glow in the dark. The UK-based trial is for patients who have been newly diagnosed with glioblastoma.

This is the most common and harmful malignant brain tumour in adults, with an average survival rate of just 15 months. More than 60 patients will be injected with 5-amino-levulinic acid (5-ALA), which converts into a fluorescent chemical in the tumour.

This then glows when placed under UV light. Surgeons should then be able to see the edges of the tumour more clearly, allowing them to remove it more completely from the brain. After the tumour is removed, wafers impregnated with the chemotherapy drug carmustine are inserted into the cavity.

(via scinerds)

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