The brain tumor affects several people around the world each year and to raise awareness of the state and its related complications, World Day of Brain Tumor is observed on June 8 of each year.
Dr (Lt col) Harandeep Singh BRAR, principal consultant, neurosurgery, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, says that a brain tumor is abnormal cell growth in the brain or its coverage (meninges). “Brain tumors can be malignant (cancerous) or benign (non -cancerous). Only about one third (27.9%) of brain tumors are malignant. These can be classified as tumors of the primary SNC, from the brain or secondary tumors propagate cancers elsewhere in the body, ”explains Dr. BRAR.
As for risk factors, according to Dr. BRAR, around 5 to 10% of patients have positive family history of brain tumors, exposure to high -dose radiation considerably increasing the risk of brain cancer. “Brain tumors can develop at any age, but it is more frequent in the fifth and sixth decades of life, and cancerous tumors are more frequent in men and benign lesions occur more frequently in women,” he adds. The most common symptoms include recurring and strong headaches, serious during the hours early in the morning, and are associated with vomiting. We can also undergo convulsions or adjustments, weakness or numbness in the arms or legs (paralysis), speech disorders, vision problems, hearing problems or tinnitus, difficulty swallowing and imbalance by walking or feeling vertigo. »»
Discussing the diagnosis of a brain tumor depended on the presence of clinical symptoms such as headache or crises, Dr. BRAR says that other related symptoms as well as neurological examinations and radiological examinations such as the NCCT (Tomodensitometry) of the head and an MRI contrast (magnetic resonance imaging) could help detect the disease.
There are many processing options, depending on the type of tumor, chemotherapy and radiotherapy can be used alone or as a complement to surgical management. Although brain tumors cannot be avoided, Dr. Brar adds: “The adoption of a healthy lifestyle, a balanced diet, regular exerciseHealth controls and avoid environmental risks such as exposure to unnecessary radiation can help early detection and treatment. »»
Senior neurologists of Park Hospital, Mohali, say that there are more than 100 distinct types of primary brain tumors, each with its spectrum of presentations, treatments and results.
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