Leptin promotes glioblastoma. Neurol Res Int. 2012;2012:870807 Authors: Lawrence JE, Cook NJ, Rovin RA, Winn RJ Abstract The hormone leptin has a variety of functions. Originally known for its role in satiety… [...]
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You are at Home>>Cancers>>Brain Tumor>> If a person has symptoms that suggest a brain tumor, the doctor may perform one or more of the following procedures: Physical exam – The doctor checks general signs of health. Neurologic exam – The doctor checks for alertness, muscle strength, coordination, reflexes, and response to pain. The doctor also [...] Symptoms of solid neoplasms of the brain (primary brain tumors and secondary tumors alike) can be divided in 3 main categories : Consequences of intracranial hypertension : The symptoms that often occur first are those that are the consequences of increased intracranial pressure: Large tumors or tumors with extensive perifocal swelling (edema) [...] In a recent study by the Dutch GP Association,[1] a list of causes of headaches[2] was published, that should alert GP’s to take their diagnosis further then to choose for symptomatic treatment of headaches with simple pain medication (note the occurrence of brain tumors as possible cause):
Alarm signals [...] No one knows the exact causes of brain tumors. Doctors can seldom explain why one person develops a brain tumor and another does not. However, it is clear that brain tumors are not contagious. No one can “catch” the disease from another person. Research has shown that people with certain [...] A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor (defined as an abnormal growth of cells) within the brain or the central spinal canal. Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal. They are created by an abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, usually [...] The CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System is a non-invasive alternative to surgery for the treatment of both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors anywhere in the body, including the head, spine, lung, prostate, liver and pancreas. The treatment – which delivers beams of high dose radiation to tumors with extreme accuracy – offers [...] Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treats brain disorders with a precise delivery of a single, high dose of radiation in a one-day session. Focused radiation beams are delivered to a specific area of the brain to treat abnormalities, tumors or functional disorders. Body radiosurgery is rare. We are able in only a [...] Brain metastases are the most common intracranial tumors encountered by physicians. Historically, the mainstays of therapy were limited to surgery and whole brain radiation. Whole-brain radiation therapy has proven to have limited efficacy and concerns have arisen regarding its toxicity. Cancers arising outside the brain in such diverse organs as [...] |
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