| A cancer is a malignant tumor of cells that replicates | | | | children, the occurence is much lower atonly 3 in |
| itself excessively so that the cancer cells begin to | | | | every 100,000. |
| overtake the body. | | | | The leading cause of cancer-related death in people |
| At this time, there are only two known types of | | | | under the age of 35 is brain cancer. Generally, 15 20 |
| tumors that cause brain cancer. The first are called | | | | people in every |
| primary brown tumors,and the second is known as | | | | 100,000 are diagnosed with brain cancer. Half of |
| secondary metastatic brain tumors. Metastatic tumors | | | | these cancer cases are due to primary intra-cranial |
| are caused by cancerous cells that have moved up | | | | tumors, and the otherhalf are due to the secondary |
| from other locations in the body. | | | | type. |
| It is possible to have a brain tumor without that | | | | About 100,000 people are diagnosed in the United |
| tumor being cancerous. Primary brown tumors can be | | | | States with secondary brain cancer each year. |
| either cancerous ornon-cancerous. That is, the cells of | | | | Approximately 20-30% of people with untreated |
| the tumor may multiply but then stop or continue to | | | | metastatic cancers are eventually diagnosed with |
| multiply uncontrollably. Both types of primary brown | | | | secondary brain cancer. |
| tumors can cause complications including stroke, | | | | Other than vinyl chloride, there are not any known |
| vision loss and hearing loss. Primary brain tumors | | | | environmental or chemical influences known to cause |
| rarely attack the central nervous system, and if it | | | | brain cancer. |
| does attack, it is not usually the cause of death. | | | | Vinyl chloride is prevalent in tobacco smoke, the |
| Death by primary brown tumors commonly results | | | | manufacture of pipes, wire coatings, furniture, car |
| from the large size of the tumor, which grows | | | | parts, housewares, andmany other plastic products. |
| uncontrollably inside the skull. | | | | Some diseases are also known to retard the genes |
| Any cancerous brain tumor is life threatening. The | | | | that suppress the growth of malignant cells. |
| effect of the tumor on the brain is to impact brain | | | | Most of these diseases are inherited, such as pituitary |
| functions, from memory areas to perceptual and | | | | adenoma, neurofibromatosis type 2, retinoblastoma, |
| reasoning function. Sometimes brain tumors can | | | | tuberoussclerosis, and Von Hippel-Lindau disease. |
| attack vital functions and structures such as arteries. | | | | Some people who have, or have had melanoma, |
| Secondary metastatic brain tumors are necessarily | | | | breast, lung, kidney, or colon cancer are at some risk |
| cancerous. It is caused by cancerous cells migrating | | | | of developing secondary brain cancer. Surgery and |
| from some other cancer in the body to the brain | | | | chemotherapy have had some success in defeating |
| where it behaves exactly as a primary brown tumor | | | | brain cancer, but much work remains to be done for |
| with equal effect and impact on the brain. | | | | an effective cure. |
| The prognosis for those with primary brain cancer is | | | | provides readers with the latest |
| not promising. Out of the 17,000 people diagnosed | | | | reviews,articles,commentaries and write-ups on all |
| with primary braincancer in the United States each | | | | brain cancer, intra-cranial tumors, Primary brown |
| year, about 13,000 perish from the disease. In | | | | tumors related subjects. |