Friday 22 July 2011

Brain Cancer Information


What is brain cancer?


Brain cancer is an uncontrolled growth of the cell in the brain. 


Brain cancer causes


The exact cause of brain cancer is unknown. There are some possible risk factor for brain tumors. And the factors are radiation to the head, HIV infection, Cigarette smoking.


Symptoms of brain cancer


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Symptoms of primary and metastatic brain tumors are common in both men and women. Some symptoms are caused because of swelling in the brain caused by the tumor. Symptoms are depends on size, location as well as how quickly tumor spread.
Headaches
Nausea and vomiting
Changes in speech
Abnormalities in vision
Weakness
Changes in memory
Seizures
Numbness in arms or legs


There are two types of brain tumors


1>Primary brain tumors:
Abnormal growth of cell in the brain is known as primary brain tumors. These cells grow slowly and do not spread to other parts of brain. Primary brain tumors are easy to removed than malignant tumors.


2>Metastatic brain tumors/Secondary brain tumors:
Metastatic brain tumors spread through the blood stream which is elsewhere in the body. Metastatic tumors spread aggressively. Metastatic tumors are more common than primary brain tumors.


Diagnosis of Brain Cancer


There is no specific symptom of brain cancer. Some physical test may suggest your health care provider that you have problem with brain. The doctor may perform following test
1> CT (Computed Tomography) scan
2> X-Ray
3> MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan
4> Cerebral Angiography
5> Myelogram
6> Biopsy


Treatment of Brain Cancer


Brain cancer treatment depends on patient age and health as well as size, location and type of tumor. The most commonly used treatments are surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.

Monday 18 July 2011

A To Z Cancer Types

A
 Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - ALL
 Acute Granulocytic Leukemia
 Acute Myelogenous Leukemia - AML
 Adenosarcoma
 Adrenal Gland Cancer
 Anal Cancer
 Appendix Cancer
 Astrocytoma

 B
 Bile duct   cancer
 Bladder cancer
 Bone cancer
 Bone cancer, secondary
 Bowel cancer
 Brain tumours
 Brain tumours, secondary
 Breast cancer in women
 Breast cancer in men
 Breast cancer, secondary

 C
 Colon and rectal cancer
 Cervical cancer
 Children's cancers
 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - CLL
 Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia - CML
 
 E
 Endometrial Cancer
 Esophageal Cancer
 Eye Cancer
 Ewing's Sarcoma

 F
 Fallopian tube cancer

 G
 Gastric Cancer
 Gall bladder cancer
 Glioblastoma

 H
 Hairy Cell Leukemia
 Head and Neck Cancer
 Heart Cancer, Childhood
 Hepatocellular (Liver) Cancer
 Histiocytosis, Langerhans Cell
 Hodgkin Lymphoma
 Hypopharyngeal Cancer


 I
 Intraocular Melanoma
 Islet Cell Tumors (Endocrine Pancreas)

 K
 Kaposi's sarcoma
 Kidney cancer

 L
 Larynx cancer
 Leukaemia
 Leukaemia, acute lymphoblastic
 Leukaemia, acute myeloid
 Leukaemia, chronic lymphocytic
 Leukaemia, chronic myeloid
 Liver cancer
 Liver cancer, secondary
 Lung cancer
 Lung cancer, secondary
 Lymph node cancer, secondary
 Lymphoma
 Lymphoma, Hodgkin
 Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin
 
 M
 Melanoma
 Mesothelioma
 Myeloma

 N
 Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer
 Nasopharyngeal Cancer
 Neuroblastoma
 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

 O
 Oral Cancer
 Oral Cavity Cancer, Lip and
 Oropharyngeal Cancer
 Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous   Histiocytoma of Bone
 Ovarian Cancer

 P
 Pancreatic Cancer
 Papillomatosis, Childhood
 Paraganglioma
 Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer
 Parathyroid Cancer
 Penile Cancer
 Pharyngeal Cancer
 Pheochromocytoma
 Pineal Parenchymal Tumors of   Intermediate Differentiation, Childhood
 Pineoblastoma and Supratentorial   Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors, Childhood
 Pituitary Tumor
 Plasma Cell Neoplasm/Multiple Myeloma
 Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Childhood
 Pregnancy and Breast Cancer
 Primary Central Nervous System (CNS)   Lymphoma
 Prostate Cancer

 R
 Rectal Cancer
 Renal Cell Cancer
 Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Transitional   Cell Cancer
 Respiratory Tract Cancer
 Retinoblastoma
 Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood

 S
 Skin cancer
 Small bowel cancer
 Soft tissue sarcomas
 Spinal cord tumours
 Stomach cancer

 T
 Testicular cancer
 Thymus cancer
 Thyroid cancer
 Trachea (windpipe) cancer

 U
 Urethral Cancer
 Uterine Cancer, Endometrial
 Uterine Sarcoma
 Unknown primary cancer

 V
 Vagina cancer
 Vulva cancer

 W
 Womb (endometrial) cancer