Malignant Disease: Glioblastoma

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In today’s technology-driven society, many advancements in medicine are rapidly appearing for human use. However, there are still many questions to be answered and medical conditions to understand and cure. One major malignant disease is Glioblastoma, a tiny part of the vast field of Neurology. Glioblastoma, the most common form of primary brain tumors, gives rise to over 10,000 medical cases every year, with a mean survival time of around one year. The standard treatment for such a disease requires radiation, chemotherapy, and surgical resection, all of which have little to no chance of improving survivability. My project aims to contribute to curing this disease, to find better ways to prevent the proliferation of tumor cells, reduce the

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