UNC Researchers: Removing a Brain Tumor Makes Cancer More Aggressive

Posted Jul 8, 2016
Researchers at the University of North Carolina are working to perfect stem-cell research after a discovery made regarding glioblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor. The research team from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has found that surgically removing these brain tumors causes cancer to grow 75 percent faster than before surgery. (Chapelboro.com)

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