The only way to know one is suffering from brain cancer is through a proper test done by a doctor. Brain cancer is a really complicated and tough issue when it comes to being able to read the symptoms. Sometimes until one is dead it cannot be known that the person was suffering from brain cancer, like tumors of the pituitary gland.
The symptoms of brain tumors are very many and not they may not be specific to brain tumors. In the sense that the symptoms may be caused by some other illnesses. Like I told you in the beginning the only way to know for sure what is causing the symptoms is to undergo diagnostic testing. Read the rest of this entry »
Brain Tumors, as the name suggests grow in the brain — an organ that controls everything from movement to emotion. Around 20 percent of all malignancies in patients under the age of 15 are either Brain or spinal cord tumors. They are also known as central nervous system tumors (CNS) and are the most common type of solid tumor amongst children.
Brain tumors can be malignant or non-malignant (non-cancerous). Brain tumors can be of several types. Some tumors get formed in the tissues and cells of a child’s brain are these are called primary brain tumors. In other cases, tumors originate in other parts of the body, spread or metastasize to the brain, which is quite rare but has been noticed in children also. Read the rest of this entry »
Primary brain tumors are a diverse group of diseases that constitute the most common tumor of childhood.They can be benign or malignant. Brain tumors have been divided and classified according to their individual histology. IT may however be kept in mind that location of tumor and the extent to which it has spread are important factors which can and does impact and affect treatment and recovery.Immunohistochemical analyses, cytogenetic and molecular genetic findings, measures of mitotic activity are being used in diagnosing and classifying brain tumor amongst children.
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Brain Cells are fashioned to develop in a certain order but when such an order is disrupted or starts to grow out of turn then possibility of formation of lump in the brain increases which could be benign or malignant. Benign growth is not likely to spread on to other parts where as in the malignant lump the chance of it spreading to other parts is likely.The acoustic neuroma develops from schwann cells. These cells cover the nerve and is therfore this type of tumor is sometimes referred to as schwannoma. This benign tumour grows at a slow pace and does not spread from its place of origination within the brain. An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumour that develops from the lining of the auditory nerve. This nerve is responsible for balance.
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If a tumor starts in the brain it is known as a primary brain cancer as opposed to secondary brain cancer, which is a result of tumors from other parts of the body spreading to the brain. In children primary brain cancer occurs when the cancer develops in the tissues of the brain. The tumor could be located in only a small area or have spread to other areas. It might be benign or malignant.
Physicians have not yet determined what causes brain cancer in children and what the risk factors could be. However, if a child’s head has been exposed to radiation in any form, especially when treating other types of cancer, then her risk of developing brain cancer is high. If there is a family history of brain cancer and the mutated gene passes onto a child then the risk factor exists. These are general risk factors. A lack of specific factors means there is actually no way to prevent a child from developing brain cancer.
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