Brain Tumor – Health

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Best Hospital for Brain Tumours in Warangal

Department of Brain Tumours

Brain tumours are often classified as

Primary ( cancer that starts in the brain ),
Secondary or metastasis ( cancer starts somewhere else like skin-melanoma, lung, breast, kidney and bowel and spreads to the brain ) this type is more common than primary.

They are more common in men than women and can affect people of any age.

Risk Factors for Brain Tumors

Radiation therapy
Family history
Chemical exposure
Immunocompromised states

Symptoms

Brain tumours cause symptoms by raised pressure inside the skull (intracranial pressure) such as :

Headaches
Nausea and vomiting
Confusion And Irritability
Blurred Or Double Vision
Seizures
Drowsiness
Weakness In Parts of The Body
Poor Coordination
Loss of Consciousness
Difficulty Speaking

Investigations

CT scan Brain
MRI Brain
PET scan

Treatment

Surgery
Radiation therapy
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Linear accelerator radiosurgery, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, Proton radiosurgery)
Chemotherapy
Targeted therapy