| There is no known cause of brain cancer. Extensive | | | | inside the brain begin to grow uncontrollably leading to |
| research has been conducted to pinpoint a cause to | | | | a tumor. A tumor in the brain may or may not be |
| help prevent the cancer from occurring. Although | | | | malignant.If benign a tumor stays where it starts, |
| there has not been very much conclusive evidence | | | | although it can grow very large and put pressure on |
| leading to a cause of brain cancer, the one thing that | | | | crucial areas. In the case of a malignant brain tumor |
| doctors do know is that brain cancer is not | | | | however this has the ability to spread and brain |
| contagious and it does not occur due to head injury. | | | | cancer occurs. Brain cancer is dangerous and |
| There are known instances where cancer has spread | | | | life-threatening as the cancerous cells can interrupt |
| to the brain from other parts of the body.(Lung | | | | vital brain functions. When brain cancer occurs, the |
| cancer,Breast cancer,Liver cancer and so on.) | | | | cells continue to grow at a rapid pace. The cells and |
| Brain cancer can occur at any age. Studies have | | | | tissue around these cancerous cells become crowded |
| shown that two major age groups are affected. | | | | out and invaded. |
| From ages 3 to 12 and 40 to 70 are the age groups | | | | Symptoms of brain cancer include headaches that are |
| when brain cancer is formed. Since researchers have | | | | worse in the morning, changes in personality, |
| been able to gather this data, it has led to the | | | | abnormal eye movements, and weakness in the arms |
| discovery of some risk factors. Workers in certain | | | | and legs. Seizures, nausea, and drowsiness are other |
| industries are at a higher risk for brain cancer than | | | | symptoms of brain cancer. |
| workers in other industries. These include, rubber | | | | Surgery is the treatment of choice for primary brain |
| manufacturing, drug manufacturing, and oil refining. | | | | tumors radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are the |
| Since brain cancer often occurs with members of the | | | | treatments that are used when cancer has spread to |
| same family, heredity is believed to be another cause | | | | the brain. The doctor will use one or a combination of |
| of brain cancer. | | | | these treatments depending on the needs of the |
| There are many different kinds of cells in the brain, | | | | patient. |
| each with a different function. Sometimes the cells | | | | |