Articles in Brain Cancer

Following are the common side effects of a brain tumor surgery: Infections: It is probably the most common side effect experienced by individuals undergoing brain tumor surgery. According to medical experts, brain of the patient can itself get infected if any bacterium enters his brain during the surgery. Other than this, the patient might also suffer from a skull infection. This is because for the surgeon might need to make a tiny hole on the patient’s skull for accessing and removing the tumor. Infection following brain tumor surgery is mostly treated with antibiotics. Bleeding: The bleeding occurring after a brain tumor surgery is medically termed as intracranial or intracerebral hemorrhage. After the surgery, blood pools in the patient’s brain resulting in increase of pressure over  [...]

Often we hear that people using cell phones are more at risk of getting brain cancer. However, this is still only a perception as no scientific study till date have produced proofs of direct links between cell phone use and brain cancer. Recently, a study was conducted to find out links between 2 forms of brain cancer and cell phone. The results obtained from this study are inconclusive. The study included a ten year survey done on close to 13,000 participants. The participants were asked to produce information like, the ear they have used most while speaking on cell phones during the last decade. The survey revealed that using cell phones didn’t increase the chances of getting meningioma (a frequently occurring benign tumor) and glioma (rare and deadly form of brain cancer) in majority  [...]

Recently, the United States ‘Food and Drug Administration’ has approved the use of Nova TTF 100A System for treatment of aggressive brain tumors in adults, which recur even after undergoing treatment. Glioblastoma multiforme is the most aggressive and common type of primary brain cancer; the tumors of this form of brain cancer are extremely resistant to the standard cancer treatments such as chemotherapy. The statistics offered by the National Cancer Institute show that around 19,000 people are diagnosed to be suffering from different forms of primary brain cancer annually. The average survival time of these patients is 15 months from the time of diagnosis even after undergoing therapies. The standard treatments for primary brain cancer include six weeks of radiation and chemotherapy pill.  [...]

Brain tumor symptoms adults are generally non-specific. It mimics other disorders. In majority of the cases, brain tumor symptoms adults do not sound warning signals that shout ‘brain tumor’. Brain tumors are quite rare. In recent times, the diagnosis rate for brain tumor has been high. Physicians find it increasingly difficult to detect brain tumor. They could rule out the possibility of other medical conditions at the early stage. Brain tumor symptoms adults vary across individuals. This is because of two major factors: tumor size and its location. The tumor’s size, though, does not alter the gravity of the symptoms. Small tumors can cause major symptoms. It all depends on which region of the brain has the tumor. The following are the most common brain tumor symptoms adults: Headaches: Nearly  [...]

Everyone knows that the most important part of our body is nothing but brain. Nowadays, people are still not aware of major diseases like brain cancer or brain tumor. It’s the need of today’s world, to get more information about these life threatening conditions. The symptoms of brain cancer are nothing but the effect of brain tumor. It strongly affects patient’s nervous system and intern, the brain. So, the symptoms are also related to neurological system only. Patient’s facing problems like headache. The headaches are stronger especially during the morning hours and when lying down, it gets worst. It is but obvious that if your brain is having any sorts of problem, you other body parts are also going to get affected. Hence, these patients who are suffering from brain cancer  [...]

The CyberKnife technology is one of the latest offerings of the medical world to sufferers of brain cancer. As per this new revolutionary system, the need for stereotactic frames has been eliminated. This system, thus, helps for the doctors to treat patients using a method that is least invasive. The method of CyberKnife also claims that is has higher accuracy levels, given the fact that it treats its patients on an outpatient basis. This system is created in such a way that it can pinpoint the exact location of a person’s tumor in what is called ‘real time’ and can help in taking X-ray images during the treatment of the brain cancer. The CyberKnife System has shown a long standing record of proven clinical effectiveness. Patients could resort to using it as a stand-alone method  [...]

Brain cancer survival rates have been defined in medical terms as 'the percentage of people with a certain type and stage of brain cancer who survive the disease for a specific period after their diagnosis'. Brain cancer survival is a different story for different people. Some renditions may be heart warming, whereas others may leave you shaken up. It is, however, important to remember that survival would depend on a number of factors - Type of brain cancer Location of brain cancer Size of the tumor The grade of the cancer General overall health of the patient and his/her immunity levels Relative survival rates - Different methods are used to calculate the rates for varied purposes. The relative survival rate takes into consideration the percentage of patients that survived  [...]

No, woman, no cry; No, woman, no cry. Eh, yeah! A little darlin', don't shed no tears: No, woman, no cry. Eh! ~ Bob Marley (No woman no cry) When Bob Marley sang the song, little did he know that he'd have more than one woman crying for him in 1981, when he died after a failed battle with brain cancer. THERE IS NO CURE Though there are survivors of brain cancer, very few docs can claim that they have completely cured a patient of the malignant tumor. At this given moment in time, focus is on increasing the lifespan of a patient, and making sure that he lives the rest of his life in the least possible pain (mental and physical). Many believe that when a cure is found for this brain disease, it might come in the form of immunology (increasing the immunity of the body). THE GRIM PICTURE Although  [...]

There are a large variety of symptoms of brain cancer. The trick that gets so many people is that many of these symptoms may also be indicative of other diseases or illnesses as well so only a trained professional can tell the difference and make a proper diagnosis. When it comes to which particular brain cancer symptoms are present in a person there are many things that play a part in this occurrence. Some of the factors that determine how brain cancer symptoms manifest include the location of the cancer or tumor as well as the particular type of cancer that is present. Some of the most common symptoms of brain cancer regardless of location include headaches, nausea and vomiting. There are many other symptoms that may be present however according to which individual part of the brain  [...]

Brain cancer treatment can come in a variety of forms including chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery. Which treatment option is used is dependent on many factors including the age and general health of the individual, the location of the cancer and the severity of the condition. When it comes to treatments for various forms of brain cancer, surgery is often the first choice. The reason for this is that it is considered to be the most effective option for treating brain cancer because it makes it more possible to remove all of it than other options. In some cases however surgical intervention is not an option due to the severity and location of the particular cancer. When this is the case it is necessary to undergo a different brain cancer treatment. Many times more than one treatment  [...]