Cancer researchers in Canada have identified the gene that is responsible for medulloblastoma which is considered to be the most common form of childhood brain cancer. They have successfully identified eight genes that have the ability to mutate bringing about brain cancer in younger people which can give them new avenues to pursue in childhood [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
There are two main types of brain cancer, also called Glioma or Meningioma. – Primary brain cancer: this starts in the brain. – Metastatic brain cancer: this starts in other parts of the body and moves to the brain. Brain tumors can be benign–with no cancer cells, or malignant–with cancer cells that grow quickly. Some [...]