Brain biopsies are performed in one of the following cases: when a tumor is deep in the brain or when an MRI does not confirm if the abnormality is a tumor. A stereotactic brain biopsy involves making a small incision and inserting a needle through a small hole in the skull. A syringe is used…
Historically, chemotherapy treatment has been driven by the type of tumor that it is directed towards. For example, small cell lung cancer would be treated with a specific chemotherapy regimen that would vary from that used to treat breast cancer. Similarly, the treatment for glioblastoma multiforme or aggressive brain cancer, would have a very different…
Obesity is a national epidemic. Luckily, we in Colorado have some of the lowest obesity rates in the country. When discussing obesity, we don’t just focus on just weight, but instead our weight in relation to our height. This is called the body mass index (BMI). Obesity is usually diagnosed with a BMI greater than…