Brain Tumor Cancer Types and Treatment Options

What is Brain Tumor?

A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain or central spine which can disrupt the functions of the brain. A brain tumor is a growth of abnormal cells in the brain. There are different types of a brain tumor some tumors are cancerous and some are noncancerous. When the tumors grow the inside the brain they can create the pressure inside the skull. This can cause brain damage which can be life-threatening. Brain tumors are categorized in primary or secondary type. Primary brain tumor originates in the brain and is generally benign. A secondary brain tumor is also referred as metastatic brain tumor which occurs when the cancer cells spread to the brain from another organ, such as the lungs or the breast. Brain tumor treatment options depend on the type of brain tumor the patient is suffering from. 

Symptoms of Brain Tumor

The signs and symptoms of a brain tumor vary from patient to patient. The symptoms the patient experience depends on the size of the brain tumor, location of the tumor and the growth of the tumor. Following are some of the symptoms of brain tumor:-

• Severe headaches
• Double vision.
•  Frequent headaches.
•  The difficulty with balance.
• Nausea.
•  Loss of peripheral vision.
• Vomiting
•  Blurred vision.
• Change in pattern of headaches.
• Behavior changes.
• Seizures.
•  Poor coordination.
• Loss of sensation or movement in an arm or a leg
• Short-term memory loss.
• Speech difficulties.
• Confusion.
•  Hearing problems.

Causes of Brain Tumor

The exact cause of most brain cancer is still unknown. Following factors can increase the risk of brain tumor:-

• Radiation to the head.
• Genetic factors.
• Environmental toxins.
• Cigarette smoking.
• HIV infection.

Treatment Options for Brain Tumor

The treatment options for brain tumor varies from patients to patients. The treatment option for a brain tumor depends on the type of the tumor, the size of the tumor and location of the tumor and overall health of the patient.

Surgery: - Surgery is recommended to patients if the brain tumor is located in a place that makes it accessible for an operation, the surgeon works to remove the brain tumor as much as possible. In some cases, the tumors are small and easy to remove from the surrounding brain tissue. In other cases if the tumors can't be separated from surrounding tissue or if the tumor is located near the sensitive areas of the brain then the surgery can be very risky for the  patient.  With the surgical option removing the portion of the brain tumor can help in reducing the signs and symptoms of the brain tumor.

Chemotherapy: - In Chemotherapy powerful drugs are used to kill the tumor cells. To treat brain tumor powerful Chemotherapy drugs are commonly used.

Radiation Therapy: - In Radiation therapy high-energy beams, are used to kill the tumor cells. Radiation therapy can be given externally and in rare cases the radiation is placed inside the body close to the brain tumor. External beam radiation can focus just on the area of the brain where the tumor is located, or it can be given to the entire brain.

Radiosurgery: - In radiosurgery multiple beams of radiation are used to give a highly focused form of radiation treatment to kill the tumor cells in a very small area. Each beam of the radiation is not powerful. There are different types of technology used in radiosurgery to deliver radiation to treat brain tumors, such as a Gamma Knife surgery or linear accelerator.

Targeted drug therapy: - Targeted drug treatments focus on the specific abnormalities present within cancer cells. Targeted drug therapy blocks the abnormalities.

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