Brain cancer is the leading cause of death in children

June 8 every year is recognized as World Brain Cancer Day. This initiative was launched by the German Brain Oncology Association and is now organized worldwide to raise awareness about brain tumors. Malignant brain tumors are very common in Germany with more than 8,000 people suffering from related diseases.

More than 500 new cases of brain tumors are diagnosed every day worldwide. The number of patients with brain metastases is much higher than that.

It is the 2nd most common childhood cancer (after blood cancer) and accounts for 30% of all childhood cancer deaths.

Causes and rates

Brain tumors can originate in the brain itself or spread of other types of cancer from any other organ of the body such as the lung, breast, kidney or prostate. Primary brain tumors include gliomas, meningiomas, pituitary tumors, and auditory gliomas.

Brain tumors can occur at any age, the cause is not clear.

Symptoms depend on the size, type, and location of the tumor.

The most common types of primary brain tumors in adults are astrocytomas, meningiomas, and oligodendrogliomas.

The most common primary brain tumors in children are medulloblastoma, grade I or II astrocytoma, meningioma, and brain stem glioma.

Brain tumors are diagnosed by your doctor based on your medical history, physical exam, and various specialized tests of the brain and nervous system.

Brain tumor treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of methods.

The prevalence of brain tumors in the world is about 200-300 people/100,000 people.

Symptom

Manifestations of a brain tumor may include the following: Headache, altered mental status, nausea, vomiting, weakness, gait instability, focal seizures, decreased vision, difficulty speaking …

New-onset seizures in adults or headaches with weakness or numbness in the limbs suggest many of the signs associated with brain tumors.

Doctors diagnose the disease by CT scan and magnetic resonance.

Treatment

Doctors can recommend treatments depending on the type, extent, location of the tumor and the patient’s overall health: Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, steroids, anti-seizure medications , place a peritoneal ventricular shunt.

A diagnosis of a brain tumor does not always mean a very bad outcome. Many CNS tumors are benign and curable with surgical resection. In many cases of malignant tumors, patients can still live a long time with correct surgery and other management measures.

Survival rates depend on the patient’s age, tumor type, benign or malignant, and the extent of surgical resection.

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