Pain killers for cancer patients may be taken orally or intravenously. These medications may have side effects and put a strain on the kidneys and livers. Complementary and alternative medication techniques are being used hand in hand with traditional medication. This is to avoid the necessity to increase dosage to medications and reduce pain.
Some of [...]
The brain has three major regions: the brainstem, midbrain and forebrain.
The brainstem is composed of the medulla, the part that controls breathing, blood pressure, heart rate and digestion, and the cerebellum which coordinates speech and muscle movement. It is the most primitive part of the brain, as it controls the most basic and essential functions [...]
Scientists have been trying to find out why certain brain tumors react well to chemotherapy and others don’t, what do they find? Cancer stem cells of course, one of the super-cells of the human body that has already been responsible for some of the world’s most revolutionary treatments for our many diseases. They are capable [...]
Researchers are finding that there is a very likely link between cancer stem cells and their ability to incite other cells to grow malignant all over the body. Once hailed as the super-cell of the human body which got it into the spotlight for it’s rejuvenatory abilities, it has also been found that it can [...]
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There are two main types of brain tumors: those that start in the brain (primary) and those that spread from cancer somewhere else in the body (metastasis). Primary brain tumors happen less often, and when they do, they are mostly malignant (cancerous). A malignant tumor is a mass or clump of cancer cells [...]
Germ cell tumors occur from developing germ cells – egg or sperm cells, also known as the sex cells. Germinoma is the most common germ cell tumor that occur in the brain. It can also develop in the ovaries for women, testicles for men, abdomen, and chest, and usually occur in children.
Pineal region tumors appear [...]
Ependymomas – appear at the lining of ventricles and usually manifests in children and adolescents.
Oligodendrogliomas – are rare tumors that develop in cells that produce myelin. These tumors grow slow and do not usually spread in the surrounding areas of the brain. It manifests mostly in middle-aged adults.
Other tumors that do not develop in glial [...]
Tumors are categorized according to the tissue from which the cancer cell developed. The most common brain tumors are gliomas that come from the glial tissue. Different types of gliomas are:
Astrocytomas – develop from astrocytes and may develop from the brain or spinal cord. This usually occurs in the cerebrum, the largest portion of [...]
Brain cells are classified into neurons and glial cells. Glial cells have different kinds, and brain tumor types depend on which glial cell it originated from.
Glial cells that are star-shaped are called astrocytes. These cells reproduce even as the brain matures, and may be prone to abnormal cell replication causing tumors in the central nervous [...]
The common treatments for brain cancer are surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy, which may be done simultaneously. The choice of treatment will depend on the cancer stage, its location and the patient’s health condition. Treatment will be planned and done by a medical team composed of specialists: a neurosurgeon who specializes in brain surgery, a neurologist [...]
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