Brain tumours have a number of types. Some of
them are cancerous in nature (malignant) while others are non-cancerous in
nature (benign). The former kind of tumours begins in the brain known as
primary brain cancer. In some of the cases, this cancer spreads from another
part of the body into the brain of a person which also results in a secondary
brain tumour.
There are a number of potential symptoms of
brain tumours; however, one person is not likely to experience them all. The
symptoms of a brain tumour often vary on the kind of tumour that a person is
suffering from and also the overall size of the tumour. Brain cancer treatment
is possible only after finding out the kind of tumour that a person is
suffering from.
Difference between benign and malignant brain tumour:
Benign brain tumours are non-cancerous in
nature. Malignant primary brain tumours are the cancers originating in the
brain and typically growing faster than the other kind of tumours. These
tumours aggressively invade the surrounding tissues. Although brain cancer
rarely spreads itself to the other organs of the body, it can easily spread to
the other parts of the brain as well as the central nervous system.
Symptoms of brain tumour:
Brain cancer treatment is possible only after finding out the kind
of cancer that any person is suffering from, which could be figured out by the
way of finding out the symptoms of a brain tumour. These symptoms differ
according to the type of the tumour and also according to its location. Because
different areas of the brain have control of the different functions of the
body, the place where tumour lies often affects the way symptoms are manifested.
Some tumours do not show any kind of symptoms
at all until they grow large in size and become more serious in nature. Other
tumours may entertain the symptoms that develop slowly. The most common initial
symptom of a brain tumour is a headache. Other symptoms of a brain tumour
include the following:
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Change is hearing or speech
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Seizures
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Changes in the vision
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Balance problems
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Problems in terms of walking
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Numbness or tingling in the body
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Problems with the memory
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Inability to concentrate
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Changes with the personality
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Weakness in a particular part of the body.
Treatment of brain tumours:
One of the best treatments for cancer in India is surgery which is used to remove the tumour
after it has been diagnosed. However, it becomes difficult and impossible to
remove all kinds of brain tumours by the way of surgery. Thus, in all those
cases, chemotherapy, as well as radiation therapy is taken as a treatment
option that helps in the killing as well as the shrinking of the tumour. These
therapies are also used to kill the remaining cancer cells.
Tumours which are located very deep in the
brain and are difficult to reach by the way of these therapies are usually
treated with Gamma Knife therapy which is considered to be a kind of highly
focused radiation therapy.
Because the treatment for cancer has the
potential to damage all the other healthy tissues, it is very important to
discuss all the possibilities as well as long-term side effects of whatever
treatment that you are opting for to treat the problem.
