| Description | | | | Dizziness |
| Brain cancer is a tumor or tumors that | | | | Change in personality |
| form on the brain itself. Most brain | | | | Loss of mental abilities, including |
| tumors have spread to the brain from | | | | memory |
| other affected parts of the body (such | | | | Double vision, or loss of vision |
| as the breast or the lung) via the | | | | Seizures |
| blood-stream. Only a small percentage of | | | | Conventional Medical Treatment |
| brain cancer cases originate in the | | | | If you suspect you have a brain tumor, |
| brain. | | | | see a physician immediately. A CAT scan |
| In its early stages, brain cancer often | | | | or MRI of the head can usually confirm |
| produces no symptoms, or it displays | | | | the presence of a tumor and pinpoint its |
| symptoms that are mistaken for everyday | | | | location. If a tumor is found, the |
| headaches. As a result, the condition is | | | | physician may take a CAT scan of the |
| often quite advanced before it is | | | | chest and abdomen to make sure the |
| detected. Brain cancer is a very serious | | | | cancer has not affected other areas of |
| condition that can cause extensive | | | | the body. If the tumor is localized and |
| neurological damage or death. | | | | is situated in an area where removal is |
| The exact cause of brain cancer is | | | | possible (on the outer surface of the |
| unknown, but heredity is suspected to | | | | brain, for example), surgery may be |
| play a role in its development. | | | | performed. However, some |
| Signs and Symptoms | | | | tumors-particularly those located deep |
| Brain cancer is usually asymptomatic | | | | within the brain tissue-cannot be |
| until the tumor reaches a certain size. | | | | operated on. In these cases, radiation |
| At that point, symptoms include: | | | | and chemotherapy will be used to destroy |
| Persistent headaches | | | | cancerous cells. (See "Conventional |
| Vomiting | | | | Medical Treatment" in the "Bladder |
| General weakness, or localized weakness | | | | Cancer" entry for more information on |
| in the arms or legs | | | | radiation and chemotherapy. |
| Loss of coordination | | | | |