Most tumors are thought to be malignant, but the tumor is divided into two types, malignant and the other, benign. The tumors affect several parts of the human body, such as the lung, stomach, colon, brain, etc. We will talk about brain tumor, Of the cells in the brain, or secondary tumor has resulted from the spread of another tumor in the body to the brain through the blood.
Causes of brain tumor
There is usually no clear cause of brain tumor, but there are many factors that increase the chance of a brain tumor, including:
- The tumor may be genetic in some syndromes, including the syndrome of Turcot (Turcot’s syndrome)
- Human exposure to high doses of radiation during treatment or in the workplace.
- Human exposure to some dangerous chemicals in the workplace without taking precautions.
- Environmental factors such as pollution or smoking.
- AIDS.
Symptoms of brain tumor
Whether the brain tumor is benign or malignant, the symptoms are similar, but these symptoms vary according to the size of the tumor and its location in humans, and also may not occur all these symptoms combined when the disease, including:
- Headache is characterized by worse in the morning, or when coughing.
- Nausea (especially in the morning)
- Vomiting.
- Vision change: The patient may suffer from double vision or total loss in some cases.
- Weak muscles in the body such as the face and legs.
- Difficulty performing some vital functions such as:
** Difficulty concentrating and memory problems.
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- Difficult speech.
- Difficulty swallowing.
** Difficulty in motion and walking.
- The patient suffers from mood swings: he may become violent in some cases or suffer from depression in other cases.
- The patient may suffer from some disorders or seizures.
- Changes in the body’s senses or even loss in some cases such as:
- sense of smell.
- Sense of hearing.
- The numbness of the limbs.
- The patient suffers from laziness, lethargy and sleepiness.
It is worth mentioning that the symptoms of brain tumor are similar in the case of the tumor primary or secondary, and show these symptoms gradually and relatively slow, as the patient does not notice until long after the disease is at an advanced stage, and rarely show these symptoms quickly, Surgical treatment is followed by tumor removal, chemotherapy and radiation. Treatment methods vary from patient to patient.