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The tag 'tumors' on WindowsForum.com covers medical news and research related to tumor diagnosis and treatment. Discussions include a new cancer scanner called Novalis TX that uses radiotherapy to treat brain tumors without invasive surgery, the link between pituitary adenomas and historical accounts of giants in Ireland, and a case of an unusual tentacled tumor found in a California man. These threads highlight advances in tumor treatment and unusual tumor cases, but do not focus on Windows, Microsoft, or technology topics.
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    Surgery without a scalpel

    Doctors in Liverpool have unveiled a new cancer scanner that removes the need for invasive brain surgery. The Novalis TX uses a system similar to a car’s satellite navigation, to locate and blast the tumour with a single very high radiotherapy dose. The machine, costing 3,000 euros, can...
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    Legends of Irish Giants Are More Than Tall Tales

    Although the Irish legend of leprechauns is probably just a load of blarney, there's scientific evidence suggesting that the fabled stories of giants living on the Emerald Isle aren't just tall tales. According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, it seems that Northern Ireland...
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    • blarney cultural heritage emerald isle endocrinology familial link folklore genetics giants growth hormones history irish folklore leprechaun marta korbonits medical research northern ireland pituitary research tall story tumors
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    Bizarre 'Alien' Tumor Found Inside California Man

    Like part of the storyline from the 1979 sci-fi classic "Alien," a California man discovered he had a large, tentacled, alien-type tumor growing inside him. After Josh Abken complained of back pains last year, a subsequent X-ray revealed something both frightening and bizarre, CBS 13 reports...
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