Aggressive treatment best bet for ependymoma, childhood brain cancer
January 31, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Ependymoma is a brain cancer that affects children. It’s not easy to treat, but researchers from St. Jude’s Hospital found that aggressive surgery, followed by radiation resulted in a overall survival of 81% and a 7-year survival rate of up to 69.1%.
To read more about this study, go to Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids’ Brain Cancer
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Tags: cancer blog, childhood brain cancer, ependymoma, st judes hospital
