New Delhi, Oct 3
Glioblastomas -- the deadliest form of brain cancer -- affect much more than just the brain, scientists have found.
A team from the Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine has found the first evidence to show that glioblastoma can erode the skull, alter the makeup of skull marrow, and interfere with the body's immune response.
Importantly, drugs intended to inhibit skull-bone loss made the cancer more aggressive, according to results published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.