| At UT Southwestern, our Neuro-oncology Program is dedicated to improving the diagnosis and treatment of conditions and illnesses of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The Program draws upon the expertise of a multidisciplinary team of academic and clinical physicians, research scientists, as well as an exceptional arsenal of advanced technologies to offer the most effective patient care available.
Our professionals are also involved in innovative clinical research actively focused on projects that will create new treatments and improve existing treatments of childhood and adult brain malignancies. As a patient, you may have the opportunity to participate in UT Southwestern’s clinical trials, and thus to be part of exciting discoveries that are changing the way patients are diagnosed and treated as they move toward improved health and quality of life.
Some of the neuron-oncological cancers that we treat include:
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Glioma;
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Astrocytoma;
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Oligodendroglioma;
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Glioblastoma;
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Meningioma;
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Acoustic neuroma;
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Acoustic schwannoma; and
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Pituitary adenoma.
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