Treatments for brain cancer, brain cancer treatment


http://... http://... Adult brain tumors are diseases in which cancer (malignant) cells begin to grow in the tissues of the brain. The brain controls memory and learning, senses (hearing, sight, smell, taste, and TOUCH), AND EMOTION. IT ALSO CONTROLS OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY, INCLUDING MUSCLES, ORGANS, AND BLOOD VESSELS. TUMORS THAT START IN THE BRAIN ARE CALLED PRIMARY BRAIN TUMORS. WHAT ARE METASTATIC BRAIN TUMORS? OFTEN, TUMORS FOUND IN THE BRAIN HAVE STARTED SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE BODY AND SPREAD (METASTASIZED) TO THE BRAIN. THESE ARE CALLED METASTATIC BRAIN TUMORS.WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF AN ADULT BRAIN TUMOR? A DOCTOR SHOULD BE SEEN IF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS APPEAR:FREQUENT HEADACHES. VOMITING. LOSS OF APPETITE. CHANGES IN MOOD AND PERSONALITY. CHANGES IN ABILITY TO THINK AND LEARN. SEIZURES.WHAT TESTS ARE USED TO FIND AND DIAGNOSE ADULT BRAIN TUMORS?TESTS THAT EXAMINE THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD ARE USED TO DETECT (FIND) ADULT BRAIN TUMOR. THE FOLLOWING TESTS AND PROCEDURES MAY BE USED: CT SCAN (CAT SCAN): A PROCEDURE THAT MAKES A SERIES OF DETAILED PICTURES OF AREAS INSIDE THE BODY, TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. THE PICTURES ARE MADE BY A COMPUTER LINKED TO AN X-RAY MACHINE. A DYE MAY BE INJECTED INTO A VEIN OR SWALLOWED TO HELP THE ORGANS OR TISSUES SHOW UP MORE CLEARLY. THIS PROCEDURE IS ALSO CALLED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY, OR COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY.MRI (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING): A PROCEDURE THAT USES A MAGNET, RADIO WAVES, AND A COMPUTER TO MAKE A SERIES OF DETAILED PICTURES OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD. A SUBSTANCE CALLED GADOLINIUM IS INJECTED INTO THE PATIENT THROUGH A VEIN. THE GADOLINIUM COLLECTS AROUND THE CANCER CELLS SO THEY SHOW UP BRIGHTER IN THE PICTURE. THIS PROCEDURE IS ALSO CALLED NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (NMRI).ADULT BRAIN TUMOR IS DIAGNOSED AND REMOVED IN SURGERY. IF A BRAIN TUMOR IS SUSPECTED, A BIOPSY IS DONE BY REMOVING PART OF THE SKULL AND USING A NEEDLE TO REMOVE A SAMPLE OF THE BRAIN TISSUE. A PATHOLOGIST VIEWS THE TISSUE UNDER A MICROSCOPE TO LOOK FOR CANCER CELLS. IF CANCER CELLS ARE FOUND, THE DOCTOR WILL REMOVE AS MUCH TUMOR AS SAFELY POSSIBLE DURING THE SAME SURGERY. AN MRI MAY THEN BE DONE TO DETERMINE IF ANY CANCER CELLS REMAIN AFTER SURGERY. TESTS ARE ALSO DONE TO FIND OUT THE GRADE OF THE TUMOR.WHAT IS THE GRADE OF A TUMOR? THE GRADE OF A TUMOR REFERS TO HOW ABNORMAL THE CANCER CELLS LOOK UNDER A MICROSCOPE AND HOW QUICKLY THE TUMOR IS LIKELY TO GROW AND SPREAD. THE PATHOLOGIST DETERMINES THE GRADE OF THE TUMOR USING TISSUE REMOVED FOR BIOPSY. THE FOLLOWING GRADING SYSTEM MAY BE USED FOR ADULT BRAIN TUMORS: GRADE I THE TUMOR GROWS SLOWLY, HAS CELLS THAT LOOK SIMILAR TO NORMAL CELLS, AND RARELY SPREADS INTO NEARBY TISSUES. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE TUMOR BY SURGERY.GRADE II THE TUMOR GROWS SLOWLY, BUT MAY SPREAD INTO NEARBY TISSUE AND MAY BECOME A HIGHER-GRADE TUMOR.GRADE III THE TUMOR GROWS QUICKLY, IS LIKELY TO SPREAD INTO NEARBY TISSUE, AND THE TUMOR CELLS LOOK VERY DIFFERENT FROM NORMAL CELLS.GRADE IV THE TUMOR GROWS VERY AGGRESSIVELY, HAS CELLS THAT LOOK VERY DIFFERENT FROM NORMAL CELLS, AND IS DIFFICULT TO TREAT SUCCESSFULLY. THE CHANCE OF RECOVERY (PROGNOSIS) AND CHOICE OF TREATMENT DEPEND ON THE TYPE, GRADE, AND LOCATION OF THE TUMOR AND WHETHER CANCER CELLS REMAIN AFTER SURGERY AND/OR HAVE SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BRAIN http://... http://...







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Uploaded: December 28, 2007 at 7:32 pm
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Video Comments:
dailylifetube (June 14, 2008 at 12:56 am)
Amazing to see it. You might just as well stick your head in microwave oven.
shattered1438 (April 22, 2008 at 10:12 pm)
wot r symptoms for brain cancer???
samantonio (March 7, 2008 at 8:23 pm)
Haha, good statement.
hawaiiancaptaincolon (January 18, 2008 at 5:56 pm)
excellent question that i wish there was an easy way to answer. But due to the fact that the majority of money goes into the new 'cool iphone' or the wireless technology and not into research on the proving the safetly of our most popular telecommunication devices I cannot give you an accurate answer on that question.
fernblatt (January 17, 2008 at 3:44 pm)
what frequencies are directed at the brain at what power to cause such heating to occur???

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