brain tumor awareness month
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Brain Tumor Awareness Month
About brain tumors and treatment
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What is a Brain Tumor? The growth of abnormal cells in the 3ssues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign
(not cancer) or malignant (cancer).
• There are more than 120 different types of brain tumors; some are malignant (cancer), many are benign (non-‐cancerous).
• The Central Brain Tumor Registry es?mates 66,290 new cases of primary non–malignant and
malignant brain and central nervous system tumors will be diagnosed in the United States in 2012. • A large number of brain tumors are metasta3c. Metasta?c brain tumors begin as a cancer elsewhere
in the body and migrate, or metastasize, to the brain.
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Symptoms of a Brain Tumor No screening tests exist for early brain tumor detec?on. These tumors can be hard to diagnose some?mes, as their symptoms mimic other diseases. Common symptoms of brain tumors: • New or increasingly severe headaches • Changes in vision • Nausea or vomi?ng • Abnormal fa?gue • Tremors or seizures • Speech problems • Memory loss • Personality changes • Weakness on one side of the body • Sudden facial paralysis • Impaired sense of balance and problems with spa?al orienta?on
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How are brain tumors treated? There are several treatment op?ons available for those diagnosed with brain tumors, including chemotherapy, radia?on therapy, conven?onal surgery and stereotac?c radiosurgery.
Chemotherapy: Usually administered as a secondary treatment following
surgery or radia?on therapy.
Radia?on Therapy: Usually a secondary treatment following surgery. Can be noninvasive or invasive and
possibly damage normal cells as well as cancer cells.
Conven?onal Surgery: Open surgery can benefit pa?ents with a
single metasta?c brain tumor that can be safely accessed and who don’t have
cancer elsewhere in the body.
Stereotac?c Radiosurgery: Delivers precisely targeted, high-‐dose radia?on to brain tumors and lesions
without surgery or seda?on.
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How can I help?
• Educate Yourself: Learn more about brain tumors and treatment op?ons
• Get Ac?ve: Find a walk, run, or other community event in support of brain tumor research.
• Speak Up: Tweet, update your status, or
talk to friends about brain tumor awareness.
Visit the Na?onal Brain Tumor Society or the American Brain Tumor Associa?on for more informa?on.
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