Brain cancer

Brain cancer: Introduction

Brain cancer: Cancer of the brain. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Brain cancer is available below.

Symptoms of Brain cancer

• There are many symptoms possible depending on the location of the brain tumor
• Headaches
• Seizures
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 39 symptoms of Brain cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Brain cancer:

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  • Drug Screening Kits
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  • Home Colorectal Cancer Testing
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  • Home Breast Cancer Testing
  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• more tests...»

Brain cancer: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Brain cancer:

• Death
• Leukemia
• Recurring brain cancer (see Brain symptoms)
• Cataracts
• Brain herniation (fatal)
• Loss of ability to function or care for self
• Loss of ability to interact
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Brain cancer

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Brain cancer

• Physical exam
• CT scan
• MRI scan
• PET scan
• EEG
• more tests...»

See full list of 10 diagnostic tests for Brain cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Brain cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Brain cancer
• Failure to diagnose Brain cancer
• Hidden causes of Brain cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Brain cancer

Brain cancer: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Brain cancer: Medical Mistakes

• Cancer Health Mistakes:
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  • Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
  • Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Brain cancer: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Brain cancer:

• Cancer
• Stroke
• Brain
• more product offers...»

Brain cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - ADHD can be undiagnosed in adults.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Brain cancer

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak....read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical...read more »

Spitz nevi misdiagnosed as dangerous melanoma skin cancer: One possible misdiagnosis to consider in lieu of melanoma is spitz nevi. See melanoma and spitz nevi....read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such as ...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children. See ...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Brain cancer

Brain cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Brain cancer

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Brain cancer:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Brain cancer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Brain cancer: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Brain cancer

• Neurofibromatosis
• Tuberous sclerosis
• Tuberculosis
• Syphilis
• Neurofibromatosis, type 4, of Riccardi - central nervous system tumors
• more causes...»

See full list of 32 causes of Brain cancer

More information about causes of Brain cancer:

• Underlying causes of Brain cancer
• Brain cancer as a complication caused by other conditions
• Brain cancer as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Brain cancer

Treatments for Brain cancer

• Steroids - to reduce swelling, often before other treatment begins.
• Anticonvulsant medicines - to stop seizures if they are occurring.
• Shunt - for hydrocephalus
• Chemotherapy
  • Oral chemotherapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 13 treatments for Brain cancer

Latest Treatments for Brain cancer

• Surgical excision
• Radiotherapy
• Chemotherapy
• more treatments...»

Read more about the latest treatments for Brain cancer

News Archives for Brain cancer

Medical news articles related to Brain cancer include:

• Avastin Gets New Approval for Brain Cancer
• Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells
• AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
• Genetic Mutations Linked to Deadly Brain Cancer
• Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
• Gene Variant Raises Risk for Brain Cancer at Young Age
• Family History Key Player in Brain Cancer Risk
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Brain cancer

Medical research articles related to Brain cancer include:

• DCVax-Brain (DCVax-L) - Glioblastoma multiforme ? first line
• Bevacizumab (Avastin) - Glioblastoma multiforme -
• Glioma (recurrent) - carmustine implants (terminated appraisal)
• Temozolomide (Temodal) Advanced metastatic melanoma
• Magnetic Source Imaging (MSI) Refractory epilepsy and brain tumours ? pre-surgical characterisation and localisation
• Boron neutron capture therapy for cancer treatment
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Brain cancer

Patient Surveys for Brain cancer

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Brain cancer
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Prognosis for Brain cancer

Prognosis for Brain cancer: In general, the probable outcome is fairly poor. For many people with metastatic brain tumors, the cancer spreads to other areas of the body. Death often occurs within 2 years.

More about prognosis of Brain cancer

Reseach about Brain cancer

Visit our research pages for current research about Brain cancer treatments.

Clinical Trials for Brain cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Brain cancer include:

• Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Measuring the Growth of Blood Vessels in Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumors - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - gadopentetate dimeglumine
• MR Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for the Minimal Invasive Treatment of Brain Metastasis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Vaccine Therapy and Sargramostim in Treating Patients With Sarcoma or Brain Tumor - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - sargramostim,telomerase: 540-548 peptide vaccine
• Hypertonic Saline 75% Vs Mannitol 20% - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Administration of Hypertonic Solution 7.5% vs Mannitol 20%
• Fluorescence-Guided Resection of Malignant Gliomas With 5-Aminolevulinic Acid - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - 5-aminolevulinic acid
• more trials...»

See full list of 448 Clinical Trials for Brain cancer

Statistics for Brain cancer

• Medical statistics for Brain cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Brain cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Brain cancer
• Society statistics for Brain cancer

Brain cancer: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Brain conditions
• more types...»

Types of Brain cancer

Types of Brain cancer

• Primary Brain Tumors - caused by cancer of brain cells.
• Metastatic Brain Cancer - cancer of another part of the body has spread to the brain.
• Benign Brain Tumor
• Primary CNS Lymphoma
• Brain Sarcoma (type of Sarcoma)
• more types...»

See full list of 28 Types of Brain cancer

Stories from Users Related to Brain cancer

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Definitions of Brain cancer:

Benign and malignant neoplasms that arise from or metastasize to structures within the cranium. This includes meningeal and other tumors that occur in the spaces that surround the brain, and neoplasms of the brain. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A tumor in the brain - (Source - WordNet 2.1)