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		<h2>Brain Tumor Program: UCLA</h2>
<h3 style="color: #993300"><strong><br />The Brain Tumor Program at UCLA is a multi-disciplinary team of health care professionals dedicated to providing state-of-the-art management of brain tumors.</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Brain Tumor: Vaccine for Brain Cancer - Video: Dr. Linda Liau</strong></p>
<p><strong><a name="Vaccine_Video" title="Vaccine_Video"></a></strong>Courtesy of CBS2: Brain Tumor Breakthrough - Dr. Linda Liau has created a brain tumor vaccine to protect her <strong>brain cancer </strong>patients. <em>Windows Media version: <a href="http://streaming.uclahealth.org/tumorvaccine" target="_blank">http://streaming.uclahealth.org/tumorvaccine</a></em></p>
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<h3 style="color: #993300">Brain Cancer Treatment&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Brain%20Tumor%20Program/Liau%20OR.2008.JPG" border="0" /></h3>
<p><strong>At UCLA we offer comprehensive treatment of all brain tumor types including benign, malignant primary tumors, </strong><a href="body.cfm?id=159">gliomas</a><strong>, </strong><a href="body.cfm?id=178">meningiomas</a><strong>, </strong>and <a href="body.cfm?id=181">metastatic</a><strong><a href="body.cfm?id=181">.</a></strong> Our highly trained physician specialists and nurses evaluate more than 500 patients each year and UCLA Neurosurgeons use advanced&nbsp;<a href="body.cfm?id=406">technology </a>and&nbsp;<a href="body.cfm?id=409">imaging</a> to perform the safest, most effective brain surgery. Neurosurgeons at UCLA treat patients whose age ranges from older children to adults. Infants and young children are treated by Pediatric neurosurgeons in our&nbsp;<a href="body.cfm?id=37">Pediatric Neurosurgery Program</a>.</p>
<h3 style="color: #993300">Ranked: Top 10</h3>
<p>The U.S. News &amp; World Report's Best Hospitals rankings cover 170 hospitals in 16 adult specialties. 50 children's hospitals are covered, using a new and enhanced methodology, in general pediatrics and 6 pediatric specialties. UCLA is ranked as one of the Top 10 in the United States by U.S. News &amp; World Report. <a href="http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/search.php?spec=ihqneur" target="_blank">Read full article on usnews.com &gt;&gt; </a></p>
<h3 style="color: #993300">Pituitary Skullbase Tumor Program</h3>
<p><strong><a href="body.cfm?id=406"></a></strong>UCLA Pituitary and Skullbase Tumor Program provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of several hundred patients annually with pituitary tumors, skull base tumors and related disorders. <a href="body.cfm?id=38">Read more about this program &gt;&gt;</a></p>
<h3 style="color: #993300">Brain Tumor Research&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>
<p>The Neurosurgery Brain Research Laboratory pioneers vaccine therapies for intracranial gliomas. We have close collaboration with the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.neurooncology.ucla.edu/index.html" target="_blank">UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program</a>, which offers multiple glioma chemotherapy trials.</p>
<p>We also offer special accommodations for international patients.</p>
<p><font color="#000000"><a href="workfiles/Brain_Tumor_Program/BrainTumorOL.pdf" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/icon_pdf18x18.gif" border="0" alt="Download PDF" width="18" height="18" align="absMiddle" style="width: 18px; height: 18px;" /></a></font><font color="#000000"><a href="workfiles/Brain_Tumor_Program/BrainTumorOL.pdf" target="_blank"> View Program Update</a> (PDF)</font></p>
<h3 style="color: #993300">Program Overview Points</h3>
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<li><a href="body.cfm?id=407">Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor Surgery</a> 
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<li>Neurosurgeons at UCLA use the least invasive surgical procedure to achieve the best result. </li>
<li><a href="body.cfm?id=327">Endoscopic procedures </a>often can be performed through a small "bur" hole in the skull.</li>
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<li><a href="body.cfm?id=952">Stereotactic Radiosurgery</a> 
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<li>Bloodless, noninvasive treatments are performed using the Novalis stereotactic radiosurgery unit.</li>
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<li><a href="body.cfm?id=409">Advanced Brain Mapping for Surgery</a> 
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<li>We use the complementary information obtained from positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, functional MRI brain mapping and spectroscopic MRI imaging. </li>
<li>Deep experience with awake surgery for removal of high risk brain tumors.</li>
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<h3 style="color: #993300">Fundraisers for Research</h3>
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<p><a href="http://www.tbkf.org/run.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 100; color: #536895">5k/10k Fundraiser<br />Hosted by the Brad Kaminsky Foundation to benefit Brain Tumor Research at UCLA</span></a></p>
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<td width="20%"><a href="http://www.milesforhope.org/" target="_blank"><img class="sm6generalwizard" src="images/Brain%20Tumor%20Program/Miles_For_Hope_Logo.gif" border="0" alt="Link to: Miles for Hope Fundraiser" width="106" height="53" /></a></td>
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<p><a href="http://www.milesforhope.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 100; color: #536895">Miles For Hope Bike Tour has been created by Barb and Bob Gibbs. This bike tour was created to raise funds for Brain Tumor Research.</span></a></p>
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