Western New York is rallying behind Iroquois 8th grader Maxton Williams. The 14-year-old had been diagnosed with a rare form ...

A 13-year-old has beaten all odds and became the world’s first child to be cured of brainstem glioma, a particularly brutal cancer. Lucas was six when he was diagnosed with this rare brain cancer.

By Josh Chase Until a couple of months ago, Cari Hadac’s life was that of a typical 9-year-old girl. The former Prior Lake resident liked dancing, singing and playing games with the other ...

CNS cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the central nervous system. It includes brain stem glioma, craniopharyngioma, medulloblastoma and meningioma. Establishment and robust expansion of ...

DMG usually occurs in the brainstem, where it is also known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Median overall survival is 11 months for people with DIPG, and 14 months for those with DMG ...