There are various types of glial cells, each with a different function. Astrocytes transport nutrients and hold neurons in place, oligodendrocytes provide insulation, myelin, to neurons, microglias digest dead neurons and pathogens, and ependymal cells line the ventricles and secrete cerebrospinal fluid. Glioma is an umbrella term used to describe the different types of glial tumors, astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, and glioblastoma. Gliomas vary in their aggressiveness, or malignancy. Some are slow-growing and are likely curable, while others are fast-growing, invasive, …show more content…
Secondary GBM isn’t as common over Primary GBM. Anything that says how scientists treated GBM specifically in the past isn’t something that I could find easily, but what I could find was when it was a new type of cancer that no one knew how to treat it was treated with the same protocol of any other new type of cancer. It was analyzed by experimental tests and surgeries until it was better understood on how to treat it. Now, scientists treat GBM depending on how bad it is, but it will include radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery. Glioblastoma can be difficult to treat because the tumors contain so many different types of