Brain Cap Battles Cancer
November 26th, 2014
By New Jersey Brain and Spine
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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