Brain tumors are highly fatal and brain tumor
patients have lower survival rates than breast cancer patients do.
Because of this, its extremely important to catch brain tumors as early
in their development as possible. To do this, it's important to know
the signs and symptoms of brain tumors.
The most common signs and symptoms of brain tumors include headaches,
seizures, nausea and vomiting, vision problems, hearing problems,
muscle weakness and behavioral changes.
It's important to understand
that just because you exhibit one or more of these symptoms does not
mean that you definitely have a brain tumor. However, if you are
experiencing any of these symptoms it is important that you seek
medical help from a doctor so he or she can rule out the possibility of
a brain tumor.
Because there are more than one hundred and twenty different types of
brain tumors, diagnosing the condition and treatment of the condition
can be very complicated. The most common form of treatment for brain
tumor is surgery. It is important to remove the tumor from the brain as
soon as possible. If a tumor cannot be cured by surgery alone, then
chemotherapy and radiation therapy are often used in conjunction with
surgery.
In addition to removal of the brain tumor, other medications are often
given to brain tumor patients in order to help alleviate the symptoms
of the brain tumor. These medications might include anti-seizure
medications and migraine headache medications.
The prognosis of brain tumors depends on how far along the cancer has
developed. If a brain tumor is caught in the early stages, the success
of treatment is much more likely. However, if the cancer has spread
treatment may be more complicated.
References:
http://www.braintumor.org/
http://virtualtrials.com/symptoms.cfm
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