glioblastoma
noun
glio·blas·to·ma
ˌglī-ō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə 
variants
or less commonly glioblastoma multiforme
plural glioblastomas also glioblastomata
ˌglī-ō-ˌbla-ˈstō-mə-tə
or glioblastomas multiforme or glioblastoma multiformes
or glioblastomas multiforme or glioblastoma multiformes
: a malignant rapidly growing astrocytoma of the central nervous system and usually of a cerebral hemisphere
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The average glioblastoma survival time is only 12 to 18 months.
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
What happened next was documented in an early 2024 article for New York Magazine, in which Richards, 67, shared with the world that she had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer that has a median survival rate of 15 months.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
So, most tumors shrink; all glioblastomas come back.
—quantamagazine.org, 15 Oct. 2024
The Bleecker Street chief was diagnosed with glioblastoma in January.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Oct. 2024
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
What happened next was documented in an early 2024 article for New York Magazine, in which Richards, 67, shared with the world that she had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, a highly aggressive form of brain cancer that has a median survival rate of 15 months.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
So, most tumors shrink; all glioblastomas come back.
—quantamagazine.org, 15 Oct. 2024
The Bleecker Street chief was diagnosed with glioblastoma in January.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Oct. 2024
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glioblastoma
noun
glio·blas·to·ma
ˌglī-(ˌ)ō-bla-ˈstō-mə
plural glioblastomas also glioblastomata
-mət-ə
: a malignant rapidly growing astrocytoma of the central nervous system and usually of a cerebral hemisphere
Glioblastoma is the worst grade of malignant glioma, a relatively uncommon but deadly class of brain tumors that kills 97% of those diagnosed within 5 years.—Greg Miller, Science
Greg Miller, Sciencecalled also glioblastoma multiforme
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