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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ella Pickover

New study finds chemotherapy immediately after surgery could improve brain cancer outcomes

Scientists have identified crucial windows of opportunity to target aggressive brain cancer with chemotherapy, potentially revolutionising treatment for glioblastoma.

New research suggests that rather than delaying chemotherapy for several weeks post-surgery, the treatment could be most effective in the immediate minutes and days following an operation to remove a glioblastoma tumour.

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