UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Magazine E-Edition 2014 | Page 3

Neuro-Oncology at UAB
Making Strides in Research and Treatment of Brain Tumors

Each year, thousands of Americans are
diagnosed with some form of a brain tumor.
For these individuals and their families, what follows is a long
and arduous journey of difficult treatments and dealing with the
demands these treatments require both physically and mentally.
The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center is making strides in the
research and treatment of brain tumors, and our team of neurological-oncologists is working every day to lessen the impact of
this devastating disease.
In this e-edition of UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Magazine,

13,000
13,000
people die yearly
from malignant
brain tumors.

we will tell you more about the research being done here at UAB
in neuro-oncology as well as introduce you to some of the people
who are making a difference in the fight against this disease.

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