Brain Cap Battles Cancer

Still from Brain Cap Battles Cancer featuring George Kaptain

November 26th, 2014 by New Jersey Brain and Spine

Researchers develop noninvasive direct therapy for brain tumors.

For more than 50 years, Karen Smith had been living life to the fullest. Then one day it all changed.

“I was just getting headaches a lot which was unusual for me,” said Smith.

Smith was diagnosed with a brain tumor called glioblastoma, a common and aggressive type of brain cancer. Even with treatment, it can come back.

“I just had a funny feeling there was something going on,” Smith said.

Read more at the original article: Brain Cap Battles Cancer [Inside Science]

 

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