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Brain Cancer Treatment
Abnormal growing mass of cells in Brain is referred as Brain Tumor. There are more than 120 types of brain tumors with there sub divisions. The major form of Brain cancer can be of two types:
- Bening Tumors – These are the kind of cells that grow locally but do not spread to the neighboring parts.
- Malignant Tumors – They have the ability to spread and invade other tissues of the body which is clinically referred to as Metastasis. Metastasis is the key feature of an aggressive growing tumor.
Most prevalent types of Brain Tumor in adults are:
- Meningiomass
- Gliomass
Brain Tumors prevalent in children:
- Malignant Glioma
- Medulloblastoma
- Ependymoma
- Pylocytic Astrocytoma
- Neuronal and mixed neuronal-glial tumors
Symptoms:
- Recurrent headaches
- Poor Coordination
- Short Term Memory Loss
- Visionary issues
- Seizures
- Speaking difficulty
How to detect:
- MRI
- PET
- Neurological Tests
- Biopsy
- Brain Scans
- CT Scans
AVAILABLE TREATMENTS IN INDIA:
Treatment of Brain cancer depends on several factors like age of the patient, medical history, size of tumor, location etc. It takes a whole specialized team to treat a cancer. Major treatments of Brain Cancer are:
- Brain Surgery – The primary purpose of the surgery is to remove the tumor from the affected area. Tumor is removed without causing harm to the other parts of the brain.
- Radiation Therapy –Using high energy rays to kill the tumor cells is called Radiation therapy. It is also called as Radio Therapy. It is generally helpful for those patients who can not go under surgery.
- Chemotherapy – Using powerful drugs to kill the tumor cells is called as chemotherapy. However it is to be noted here that chemotherapy is not given to cure all types of tumors. It can not cure tumor rather it can shrink it and slow down its growth.
