Brain tumor

symptoms of brain tumor (Liu et al., 2009). While she just overlooked it thinking she was stressed or exhausted, her second youngest son (the one who lives near her) advised her to go to the hospital to check her brain as a precautionary measurement. Thankfully, she listened and was diagnosed with a brain tumor that was still in its relatively early stages. Our entire extended family is grateful to the second youngest son as he was her primary caregiver and made a wise suggestion instead of also overlooking the symptoms. When our family heard the news from relatives…

factor in determining the response of brain tumors to chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Patients over sixty years old have a lower response rate and shorter duration of response than younger patients. Tumor cells from younger patients were sensitive to BCNU, but cells from older patients barely responded to the BCNU. Only a few studies evaluate age as a parameter of response. Older patients may have to take medicine due to chronic illnesses, and this means that there should be special…

A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells within the brain, which can be cancerous or non-cancerous (benign). It is generally caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the brain itself (neurons, glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells), lymphatic blood vessels), in the cranial nerves (myelin-producing Schwann cells), in the brain envelopes (meninges), skull, pituitary and pineal gland, or spread from cancers primarily located in other organs…

What are the different types of adult brain tumors and how are they caused? How are brain tumors treated? Brain tumors are treated by surgery or chemotherapy. Surgery is a very common treatment for primary brain tumors.Sometimes it takes a lot of time to fully take out a brain tumor because not all tumors can be fully removed. Which means that a surgeon will have to attempt to reduce the tumor’s size. How are brain tumors caused? Brain tumors are caused by some genetic diseases which put you…

a shape feature extraction of MRI brain tumor image retrieval. We used T1 weighted image of MRI brain tumor images. There are two modules: feature extraction process and classification. First, the shape features are extracted using techniques like Scale invariant feature transform (SIFT), Harris corner detection and Zernike moments. Second, the supervised learning algorithms like Deep neural network (DNN) and Extreme learning machine (ELM) are used to classify the brain tumor images. Experiments…

A brain tumor or intracranial neoplasm occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain. There are two main types of tumors: malignant or cancerous tumors and benign tumors. Secondary or metastatic brain tumors are more common than primary brain tumors, In children younger than 15, brain tumors are second only to acute lymphoblastic leukemia as a cause of cancer. In Australia the average economic cost of a case of brain cancer is $1.9 million, the greatest of any type of cancer. Signs and…

about brain tumors in the past and scrolled pass the information as if the term brain tumor was just any other term. Perhaps, I scrolled past articles on brain tumors because irrationality activated out of fear. Consequently, the irrational side of me thought scrolling past proclaimed being immune to develop such disease. Nevertheless, I cast irrationality out of my mind and researched brain tumors. Of course, as I procured knowledge on brain tumors through an article I read, the term brain…

A brain tumor is a mass of tissue that is formed by an increase of abnormal cells (Web MD). When cells in your body die, they normally get replaced by new cells. However, if the brain has a tumor or any type of cancerous cell, this will be affected and new cells may not grow. Most tumor cells increase in size and unlike regular cells in the body, they do not die. There are two types of brain tumors; the first is Malignant Brain Tumor, this forms within the brain and is common that the tumor will…

For each type of a brain tumor the symptoms corresponding can vary based on the tumors type and location. However, the most common types of symptoms include; recurrent headaches, issues with vision, seizures, changes in personality, short-term memory loss, and difficulty speaking or comprehending. Recurrent headaches are you usually associated with metastatic brain tumors. Now these are not normal headaches that a typical person has in the morning but as the day progresses the headache seems to…

With a fascination of the brain since middle school, I have gradually developed an interest in neurology, especially concerning the study of brain tumors. It is fascinating to know that one tumor in the brain can affect the entire body, which is why I wish to embrace the profession of a neurologist in the future. As a dedicated student, I am always centered around the “why” of any situation whether it be in science, history, or math. I dig deeper and focus on the roots of the problem being…