Article: Brain cancer treatment insufficient, study finds

CHICAGO -- Brain cancer in adults is a dreaded diagnosis with few established treatment guidelines, resulting in wide variations in care that can make things even worse for some patients, a study suggests.

Nearly half of patients surveyed received no chemotherapy despite evidence that it can boost survival. Anti-seizure drugs were widely used even though most patients did not have seizures. And while depression is common in people with brain cancer, more than 90 percent said they never were given antidepressants.

While there might have been valid reasons for the treatment choices, the wide variation suggests some patients are not getting appropriate care, said lead author Dr. Susan Chang, a ...

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