All you need to know about brain tumors

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Every year another 22.000 people are diagnosed with brain tumors and more that 13.000 patients die every year because of brain tumors. Primary brain tumor is characterized by the tumor is formed directly in the brain and requires surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Secondary brain tumor is when the cancer spreads to the brain from other parts of the body. It requires Gamma knife surgery and chemotherapy and radiation.

Not all brain tumors are malignant, but they can still pose a danger to your health. The most common symptoms are headache, speech problems, vision problems, weakness in lims, and seizures. Most symptoms increases and you need to see a doctor, when experience some of the symptoms.

We have listed some facts about brain tumors you need to know:

5There are benign and malignant brain tumors

There are more than 120 types of brain tumor, but not all brain tumors are malignant. Benign tumors rarely spread to other part of the body, and they grow very slowly. However, they still require treatment. But there are also some aggressive types of brain cancer that are far more malignant. Especially the tumor glioblastoma is the most aggressive. Some patients will not survive for many days after being diagnosed with the more aggressive types of brain tumors.