While Wan takes wild liberties with medical facts for his film, the director reveals that real-life teratoma cases did inspire the movie, whose story is credited to Wan; his wife, Ingrid Bisu; and Malignant screenwriter Akela Cooper. What is Gabriel in Malignant? A shocking third act twist in Malignant comesRead More →

Glioblastomas are divided in the 2016 CNS WHO into (1) glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype (about 90 % of cases), which corresponds most frequently with the clinically defined pri- mary or de novo glioblastoma and predominates in patients over 55 years of age ; (2) glioblastoma, IDH-mutant (about 10 % of cases), whichRead More →

Teratomas are generally described as either mature or immature. Mature teratomas are usually benign (not cancerous). But they may grow back after being surgically removed. Immature teratomas are more likely to develop into a malignant cancer. How can you tell if a teratoma is malignant? A malignant teratoma is aRead More →

If left untreated, basal cell carcinomas can become quite large, cause disfigurement, and in rare cases, spread to other parts of the body and cause death. Is Basal cell skin cancer life-threatening? Although the nonmelanoma skin cancer basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is rarely life-threatening, it can be troublesome, especially becauseRead More →