Tag: brain tumors
The first time I injected radioactive material into a brain
We did a lot of planning and dry runs, but I was still a bit nervous. This treatment is rarely used, and the last time it was done here at Emory was probably 25 years ago.
November 2014
About a year and a half ago, I received an email from a thirteen-year-old girl named Eliza Schuh, who wrote: "I am with the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children."
“We Cannot Waste a Single Day”
For children with brain tumors—and for their families—the struggles that come after a diagnosis can be unimaginable. Candice Dyer explores how some parents are lightening the burden for those who will come next, whether by establishing a biorepository for scientists, lobbying for more research dollars, or simply helping a family with its bills.