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Brain Cancer: Tumor Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment
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What Are the Top 11 Cancer-Fighting Foods?
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Cancer
Cancer is a disease caused by an abnormal growth of cells, also called malignancy. It is a group of 100 different diseases, and is not contagious. Cancer can be treated through chemotherapy, a treatment of drugs that destroy cancer cells.
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What Were Your First Signs and Symptoms of a Brain Tumor?
The symptoms of a tumor depend on how big it is and where it is in the brain. Some slow-growing tumors may not cause any symptoms at first. Eventually, the tumor may put pressure on the brain that may cause the signs and symptoms like severe headaches, seizures, irritability, dizziness, personality change and more.
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What Are the Symptoms of a Tumor in the Abdomen?
An abdominal mass related to a stomach tumor is most often found during a routine physical exam. Symptoms of a tumor in the abdomen may include indigestion and stomach discomfort, bloating after eating, nausea, loss of appetite and heartburn.
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How Do Brain Tumors Affect the Eyes?
Brain tumors can cause vision changes such as blurred vision, double vision, abnormal eye movements, squinting, and restricted field of vision.
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Down Syndrome
Get the facts on Down syndrome, a genetic disorder caused by an additional set of chromosomes in a developing fetus. Down syndrome signs and symptoms include distinctive facial features, growth retardation, and decreased mental function and IQ. Blood tests and ultrasound may be used to screen for Down syndrome but chromosome analysis of the fetus is needed to diagnose the condition. People with Down syndrome age more quickly and may develop Alzheimer's disease as young as age 40. Sometimes people are diagnosed with mosaic Down syndrome, in which case they have more than one type of chromosomal makeup.
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What Is the Difference Between Tumor Grade and Stage?
While tumor grade describes the appearance of cancerous cells, the tumor stage encompasses the tumor’s location, size and extent, number, and whether it has spread.
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Can You Feel a Stomach Tumor?
You may not be able to feel the tumor because the mass of stomach cancer develops slowly. However, an abdominal mass related to a stomach tumor is most often felt during a routine physical exam by the doctor.
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What Exactly Is a Tumor?
A tumor is an abnormal growth of cells, which serves no purpose in the body. There are three types of tumors, but it is not always clear how a tumor will develop in the future. Some non-cancerous tumors can become cancerous. Early detection of a lump or tumor is important to determine what will be the treatment.
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What Is a Grade 4 Tumor?
In grade 4 cancer, tumor cells look very different from the normal cells, and most likely, they have spread to distant organs. Such tumors have a poorer outlook and may need more aggressive management. Usually, tumors in grade 4 are undifferentiated and very aggressive.
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Is Tumor a Cancer?
A tumor is a mass or lump of tissue in an organ. In a healthy body, cells grow, divide, and are replaced by new cells. In the case of a tumor, the rate of cell multiplication is more than cell destruction. The word tumor is often associated with cancer; however, not all tumors are cancerous.
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Can You Feel a Brain Tumor?
A brain tumor is an abnormal cell growth in the brain. You can't feel a brain tumor directly because the brain and skull have no nerve endings.
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How Long Can You Live With a Rectal Tumor?
Rectal cancer is curable if detected early, and the overall 5-year survival rate is 63%. Survival rates for rectal cancer depend on the stage of the cancer as well as other factors.
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Can You Feel a Tumor in Your Bladder?
It is hard to feel a bladder tumor in its early stages, but certain early warning signs can help diagnose it in its initial stages.
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What Is Embolization of a Tumor?
A tumor requires a continuous blood supply to grow and survive. Embolization is a minimally invasive procedure that aims to block the blood supply to a tumor to reduce its size or cause complete cell death. This technique utilizes liquid, particles, or microspheres to obstruct blood vessels.
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Can You Feel an Ovarian Tumor?
Ovarian cancer is a disease in which the abnormal cells in the ovary begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled manner forming a mass of undifferentiated tumor cells. These cells tend to invade the local tissues and spread to the other organs deteriorating their function.
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How Do I Know If I Have a Brain Tumor?
A brain tumor is a condition that leads to the growth of abnormal cells in your brain. Signs of a brain tumor include personality changes, vision changes, numbness and other symptoms.
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What Is the Most Common Type of Brain Tumor?
Meningioma is the most common type of brain tumor and accounts for 30% of all brain tumors. Most are benign and slow-growing.
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