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SUBMITTER: Kotecha R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6234720 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kotecha Rupesh R Gondi Vinai V Ahluwalia Manmeet S MS Brastianos Priscilla K PK Mehta Minesh P MP
F1000Research 20181109
Brain metastases are the most common malignancy encountered in the central nervous system (CNS), with up to 30-40% of cancer patients developing brain metastases at some point during the course of their disease. The management of brain metastasis is rapidly evolving and the roles of local therapies such as whole-brain radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, and resection along with systemic therapies are in flux. An emphasis on the neurocognitive side effects associated with treatment has ...[more]