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Brain tumor is a condition in which cells were grows abnormally in the brain. Brain tumors can occur at any age and the exact cause of brain tumor is not released yet. The brain is a soft, spongy mass of tissue. Human brain controls the central nervous system, by way of the cranial nerves and spinal cord, the peripheral nervous system and regulates virtually all human activity. Brain tumor is a very big problem of brain. It is a mass or growth of abnormal cells in brain. Brain is a highly specialized organ it is control centre of body functions. Causes: The exact cause of brain tumors has not been established. As some theorist believe that they will never fully understand the worked of brain because it’s very complex. Here are some causes of brain tumor Radiation in air, Cigarette smoking is also caused to brain tumor, Environmental facts may be of causes of brain tumor. But in most cases the exact cause can not be recognized. Signs and Symptoms: In case of Brain tumour there will be many symptoms like change in personality or behavior, feeling difficulties in speech, sometimes problem in hearing, continuous sickness or vomiting, feel headaches or change in pattern of headaches, confused, problem of vision such as double vision or may be loss of vision in both eyes, sensation loss of movement in an arm or a leg and also feel difficulty in balancing your body. And the symptoms of brain tumors are depended on its size and place. Classification: Brain tumor is classified in primary and secondary. There most common type of primary brain tumors among adults are astrocytoma, and oligodendroglia. The most common type of primary brain tumors in children are medulloblastoma, grade I or II astrocytoma, ependymoma, and brain stem glioma. But the primary brain tumor generally found in children’s. And the secondary brain tumor is generally found in adults. Treatment and Prevention Tips: Brain tumor is not a normal disease it’s a very dangerous disease the cells in brain grow abnormally. In most of case the patient would not survived from it. Early detection may be increased the change of survival of patient. Treatment of a brain tumor depends upon their size, type, location, age and health of patient. Brain tumor treatments include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. 1) Anti-consultants such as phenytoin to reduce seizures. 2) Surgery is usual treatments of most of brain cancer. 3) Support group may be good in brain tumor case. 4) Radiation therapy usually is given five days a week for several weeks. 5) Corticosteroids such as dexamethasone to reduce brain swelling 6) Osmotic diuretics such as urea or mannitol to reduce brain swelling and pressure. For more information please visit: http://www.queensquaregammaknife.co.uk/
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