Let’s create awareness on World Brain Tumor Day !

Many people are not aware about Brain tumor as it is a rare type of tumor. World Brain Tumor Day helps is celebrated on June 8 every year to create awareness among the public and educate them on brain tumor. 

Causes of Brain Tumour :

There are various causes of Brain Tumor and some of them are Hereditary, exposure to radiations, It is said that increased use of cell phone may lead to brain tumor and others. 
There are two basic kinds of brain tumours – primary brain tumours and metastatic brain tumours.

Primary brain tumours- Primary brain tumor normally originates from the brains or tissues close to it. There are two types of primary brain tumor those are Benign and Malignant Tumors. 

Metastatic brain tumours- Metastatic brain tumours start as cancer from any part of the body and finally spreads to the brain. It is commonly found in lung, breast, bowel or skin. 

Some of the common symptoms that one should look out for are Headaches(Most common symptom of Tumor), loss of sensation, movement loss, blood clot, vision loss, depression, fatigue, hormone, gland changes, personality changes.

Treatment :

Normally the main treatment of any type of cancer is surgery, the affected tissue is removed but with brain tumor, it is not possible to remove the entire tissue and so Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy is done. 



Key Notes about Brain Tumor :

The most common brain tumors are the cancers from other parts of the body (e.g. lung, breast, colon or prostate) that spreads to the brain.
Primary brain tumors originate in the brain and about 126 such tumors listed by WHO.
Glioma is the most common primary brain tumour and it originates from supporting brain cells that are called glial cells. Almost 50% of all brain tumors begin as benign tumors.
Another brain tumour called 'Astrocytomas’ is named so because their cells look like stars; the word ‘astro’ in Latin means "star".
A primary brain tumour usually is restricted to brain and does not spread to other organs. If brain death occurs in these patients, it is possible to donate their organs.
 Common symptoms of a brain tumor include headaches, seizures, personality changes, eye weakness, nausea or vomiting, speech disturbances and memory loss.
The survival from brain tumor at five years is approximately 30%.

 ( Source : WHO )

On this note, let’s create awareness about Brain Tumor on World Brain Tumor Day and make this world a better place to live in!

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