Study shows potential to prevent hospitalizations in brain tumor patients

In a retrospective five-year study, researchers at Mayo Clinic found that common causes of hospitalization for patients with malignant brain tumors, such as seizures, are potentially preventable.

Gene is linked to lung cancer development in never smokers

A five-center collaborative study that scanned the genomes of thousands of "never smokers" diagnosed with lung cancer as well as healthy never smokers has found a gene they say could be responsible for a significant number of those cancers.

DNA stool test for colon cancer — Mayo Clinic

Doctors at Mayo Clinic have studied and improved upon a noninvasive screening test that requires no preparation or procedure. The test detects cancer or precancerous polyps by measuring DNA in your stool.

Clinical trials and immunotherapy for brain tumors

Joon H. Uhm, M.D., Jan C. Buckner M.D. and Nadia N. Laack, M.D. discuss Mayo Clinic's latest areas of research for care of adults and children with brain cancer.