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Stephanie Pappas

New treatment for most aggressive brain cancer may help patients live longer

A CT scan of a head showing a glioblastoma.

A new therapy for the most aggressive type of brain cancer can extend patients' survival while cutting the length of treatment.

The cancer, glioblastoma, is fast-moving and incurable. It's most common in older adults, said Dr. Sujay Vora, a radiation oncologist at the Mayo Clinic, and the median survival time for people diagnosed over age 65 is between six and nine months.

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