One of the few treatments shown to prolong the lives of patients with brain tumors like Sen. John McCain’s is a mesh-like cap that zaps the brain with a low-level electric field. But cancer doctors ...

ST. HELIER, Jersey--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Novocure (NASDAQ:NVCR) announced today results from a retrospective post-hoc analysis of its phase 3 pivotal EF-14 trial data showing that increased compliance ...

An unusual cancer treatment that creates electric fields in the brain via a bathing-cap-like device can buy a few more months of life for patients with glioblastoma, the aggressive brain cancer that ...

Celgene aims to boost the effectiveness of its novel drug marizomib for aggressive brain tumour glioblastoma (GBM) by asking patients to wear a special cap. Marketed by Novocure, the Optune device ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A new study is bringing hope to the millions of people living with brain cancer. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati say a tool called an "optune device" could help ...

ST. HELIER, Jersey & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR), a global oncology company with a proprietary platform therapy called Tumor Treating Fields, and Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB), ...

There's a glimmer of hope for patients with one of the most deadly forms of brain cancer. Glioblastoma has a very poor prognosis, but a wearable device called the Optune cap is designed to prevent ...

Terry Gaffney sat in the waiting area, filling out paperwork before the latest MRI scan of his brain tumor. On his blue checked shirt, he wore a button that said, "I'm not dead yet..." "I'm certainly ...

CANCER-STRICKEN Tessa Jowell today visited a medical centre sporting a £240,000-a-year cap which is intended to treat her illness. The veteran politician made a trip to a cancer support centre in ...

Shares of NovoCure recently jumped in response to positive results from an important lung cancer trial. The company markets Optune, a battery-powered hat proven to suppress the growth of brain tumors.

A skull cap that shocks tumors with low-intensity electric fields is helping people battle brain cancer. When combined with the oral chemotherapy drug temozolomide, it significantly improved survival ...