Brain Tumor Prevention: What Can You Do to Reduce Your Risk?
Everyone knows that brain cancer can be a very scary disease. Although the cause of primary brain tumors and brain cancer is not…
Read MoreEveryone knows that brain cancer can be a very scary disease. Although the cause of primary brain tumors and brain cancer is not…
Read MoreRehabilitation can be a very important part of the treatment plan. The goals of rehabilitation depend on the person’s needs and how the…
Read MoreBecause treatment may damage healthy cells and tissues, unwanted side effects are common. These side effects depend on many factors, including the location…
Read MorePeople with brain tumors have several treatment options. Depending on the tumor type and stage, patients may be treated with surgery, radiation therapy,…
Read MoreMany people with brain tumors want to take an active part in making decisions about their medical care. They want to learn all they can about their disease and their treatment choices. However, shock and stress after a diagnosis…
Read MoreThere is no known cause of brain cancer. Extensive research has been conducted to pinpoint a cause to help prevent the cancer from occurring. Although there has not been very much conclusive evidence leading…
Read MoreThe symptoms of brain tumors depend on tumor size, type, and location. Symptoms may be caused when a tumor presses on a nerve or damages a certain area of the brain. They also may be caused when the brain…
Read MoreWhen cancer spreads from its original place to another part of the body, the new tumor has the same kind of abnormal cells and the same name as the primary tumor. Cancer that spreads to the brain from another part…
Read MoreTumors that begin in brain tissue are known as primary tumors of the brain. (Information about secondary brain tumors appears in the following section.) Primary brain tumors are named according to the type of…
Read MoreThe brain is a soft, spongy mass of tissue. It is protected by the bones of the skull and three thin membranes called meninges. Watery fluid called cerebrospinal fluid cushions the brain. This fluid flows through spaces…
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