Thread: Glioblastoma Multiforme?

Quote: Originally Posted by Raygun77 Is GBM research mainly in medonc, radonc, neurology or neurosurgery? Hard to give a good answer, besides all of the above. In terms of the type of research, I would say you could clump it mostly into medonc and rad onc (a very rough clumping). However, the people doing this research come from all of the specialties you've mentioned. From a neurosurgery point of view, there is often a focus on drug...

Glioblastoma Multiforme? SDN Members don't see this ad. I hear this is what Ted Kennedy got, and if you get it you're basically ****ed.... Is that true? My father said the cancer grows "fingers" into the brain and is very aggressive.

Quote: Originally Posted by TRAIL Essentially yes. You seem like you're pre-med or in high school based on your question (I apologize if I'm wrong) so I'll keep it simple. Glioblastoma multiforme is basically the worst form of glioma. Gliomas a tumors of glial cell origin and are graded by the degree of cell differentiation. GBM is the most undifferentiated form. You should google pictures of normal astrocytes (most common...