/newsroom/taxonomy/term/3659/all en /newsroom/channels/news/fighting-brain-cancer-its-root-332868 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers identify proteins that drive cancer stem cells. Targeting and supressing a particular protein called galectin1 could provide a more effective treatment for glioblastoma, in combination with radiation therapy.</p> <p>Due to its resistance to therapy, glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive cancerous brain tumour in adults. It grows fast and spreads quickly. While treatments such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy can help ease symptoms for a few months, in most cases tumour cells regrow after treatment and the cancer recurs.</p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:25:55 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 273519 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-hope-fight-against-pain-242448 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:19:52 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 22092 at /newsroom