Research preventing cancer from entering the brain w/ University of Auckland Research Fellow, Dr Akshata Anchan: 2nd September 2026
400 people get diagnosed with brain cancer and tumours annually in New Zealand. With only 10 to 30% of these patients making it 5 years after being diagnosed. However, oddly, most brain cancers don’t typically start in the brain; they start in other parts of the body. So, researchers have been trying to find ways to stop cancers in other parts of the body from spreading and reaching the brain. Melanoma, lung and breast cancer are the focus of this research as they have the highest risk of spreading into the brain. Statistically, around 90% of melanomas end up becoming brain cancers. To learn…
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