Oestrogen found to increase growth of the most common childhood brain tumour
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 06:14
in Health & Medicine
University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have discovered that oestrogen receptors are present in medulloblastoma - the most common type of paediatric brain tumour - leading them to believe that anti-oestrogen drug treatments may be beneficial in limiting tumour progression and improving patients' overall outcome...