Colorful But Deadly: Images of Brain Cancer

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Spreading Cancer

cancer in a mouse

(Image credit: Eric Bushong)

Green Glioma

cancer in brain of mouse

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A glioma, a cancer arising from glial cells, grows in the brain of a mouse.

Cancer Cells

A glioma in a mouse brain

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A glioma (green) grows in a mouse brain. The glioma cells express a biological marker (in red) indicating their transformation into stem cells.

Tumor in a Mouse Brain

brain cell in mouse

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A tumor (green) grows in a mouse brain. Researchers found that any type of brain cell can give rise to these tumors.

Glioma

Glioma in a mouse brain

(Image credit: Eric Bushrong)

Glioblastomas are the most aggressive and common brain tumors, with an average survival of 14 months after diagnosis. Here, cancer spreads in a mouse brain.

Stephanie Pappas
Stephanie Pappas
Live Science Contributor

Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.