Cancer Articles A-Z
Types of brain cancer include benign, malignant, primary, and secondary. All are characterized by abnormal cell growth in the skull. This eMedTV page provides a detailed explanation of brain cancer, including symptoms, grades, and treatment options.
Treatment for brain cancer (and chemotherapy is used quite often) consists of drugs that affect cells throughout the body. This eMedTV page explains the relationship between brain cancer and chemotherapy, including how the drugs kill cancer cells.
Brain cancer in adults occurs when cancer cells begin to grow in the tissues of the brain. This section of the eMedTV library offers a thorough explanation of the condition, including grades, symptoms, and treatment methods.
Brain cancer prevention does not guarantee that someone will not get the disease, but it can decrease the risk. This section of the eMedTV website looks at avoiding risk factors as part of brain cancer prevention.
Various factors affect a person's brain cancer prognosis (the probable course and outcome of the disease). This eMedTV page lists these factors (such as the cancer stage) and reminds that a brain cancer prognosis is a prediction, not an absolute.
Compiling a list of brain cancer questions prior to meeting with a doctor can be beneficial in discovering more about your condition. This eMedTV page offers lists of possible brain cancer questions on diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and more.
Brain Cancer Radiation Treatment
Brain cancer radiation treatment (such as hyperfractionation) directs high-energy rays at tumor cells to destroy them. This section of the eMedTV website explains brain cancer radiation treatment methods in detail, including possible side effects.
This eMedTV segment discusses the current focus of brain cancer research. For example, brain cancer research studies are exploring new treatment methods, schedules, and drug combinations. Clinical trials also play a role in brain cancer research.
If your doctor recommends brain cancer screening, this does not mean he or she thinks you have cancer. As this eMedTV article explains, brain cancer screening is used to test people for early stages of brain cancer before there are any symptoms.
According to brain cancer statistics from the American Cancer Society, 18,500 people would be diagnosed with brain cancer in 2005. This eMedTV webpage includes more brain cancer statistics on prevalence, survival rates, and more.
Brain cancer support groups can be a valuable resource for people living with the condition. This portion of the eMedTV library highlights the benefits of brain cancer support groups and offers tips for locating one in your area.
This eMedTV article explains the process by which brain cancer surgery is carried out. After brain cancer surgery, patients may feel tired, uncomfortable, or have changes in mood or personality; these tend to disappear over time.
A brain cancer survival rate can only estimate what will happen to any given patient because it is based on large groups of people. This eMedTV article describes factors that affect brain cancer survival rate, such as type and location of tumor.
A patient's brain cancer treatment (for example, chemotherapy) is based on the tumor's location and size, as well as grade. This eMedTV page discusses brain cancer treatment options in detail, including side effects and healthcare providers involved.
Next to leukemia and lymphoma, brain stem glioma (a tumor in the tissues of the brain stem) is the most common type of childhood cancer. This eMedTV resource discusses brain stem glioma in detail, including symptoms, treatment options, and prognosis.
Cerebrospinal fluid diversion, surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy are all used in brain stem glioma treatment. This eMedTV article provides information on these methods, as well as on factors that affect brain stem glioma treatment.
Brain Stem Glioma Treatment by Type
This eMedTV article offers an in-depth explanation of brain stem glioma treatment by type. Methods used in brain stem glioma treatment by type include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, or a combination of these.
This eMedTV page explains the procedure doctors use when making a brain tumor diagnosis. For example, a physical exam, questions about the patient's medical history, and tests such as a CT scan are often used to make a brain tumor diagnosis.
This eMedTV page looks at possible signs of a brain tumor. Early symptoms may be vague, and can include headaches. Because these are common, it should not be concluded it's a brain tumor; early symptoms like these are also common in other conditions.
Brain tumor symptoms typically occur when a tumor presses on a nerve or damages a certain area of the brain. This page from the eMedTV website provides an in-depth explanation of brain tumor symptoms, such as headaches, visual changes, and nausea.
Brain tumor symptoms, such as dizziness and memory problems, may be caused by a tumor pressing on a nerve. This eMedTV segment examines possible brain tumor symptoms in detail. Brain tumor symptons is a common misspelling of brain tumor symptoms.
Common brain tumor symptoms include dizziness, headaches, and problems with memory. This page of the eMedTV website explains possible brain tumor symptoms in more detail. Brain tumor symtoms is a common misspelling of brain tumor symptoms.
Brain tumors in children are often primary in nature, and symptoms are due to a tumor pressing on a nerve. This eMedTV article discusses this condition in detail, including types and grades, symptoms, and treatment options.
The size and location of a tumor affect whether a person experiences brain tumor symptoms. This eMedTV article lists brain tumor symptoms, such as headaches and nausea. Brain tumour symptoms is a common alternate spelling of brain tumor symptoms.
The exact cause of Hodgkin's disease is not yet known. However, as explained in this eMedTV segment, risk factors for the cancer include being male, having a family history of Hodgkin's disease, and being infected with the Epstein-Barr virus.
The exact cause of kidney cancer is not known. However, as this eMedTV resource explains, research has shown that people with certain risk factors (such as smoking or being obese) are more likely than others to develop kidney cancer.
The cause of liver cancer is not yet known. However, as this eMedTV article explains, researchers have identified certain risk factors that may increase a person's chances of developing liver cancer (such as having a chronic liver infection).
The exact cause of thyroid cancer remains unknown; however, as explained in this eMedTV segment, researchers have identified certain factors (such as exposure to high levels of radiation) that increase a person's chances of developing the disease.
Researchers have not yet found the cause of uterine cancer. This portion of the eMedTV archives discusses risk factors that increase a woman's chances of developing uterine cancer, such as being over 50, taking tamoxifen, and being obese.
The causes of brain cancer are unknown; however, exposure to certain chemicals may increase a person's chances of developing it. This eMedTV page examines potential causes of brain cancer and how they may act together to increase a person's risk.
Causes of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Exposure to radiation or chemotherapy are possible causes of childhood lymphoblastic leukemia. This page of the eMedTV website describes these and other causes of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia, including being Caucasian or Hispanic.
As explained in this eMedTV article, the exact causes of testicular cancer are unknown; however, scientists have identified certain risk factors (such as having an undescended testicle) that increase a man's chances of developing testicular cancer.
Anemia can occur during chemotherapy because the bone marrow's ability to make red blood cells is reduced. This eMedTV page further explores chemotherapy and anemia, explaining how anemia is diagnosed and offering tips on dealing with the condition.
This eMedTV resource explains that fatigue is one of the most commonly reported symptoms in cancer patients. This page covers what can cause this fatigue and offers some suggestions on what to do if you are undergoing chemotherapy and fatigue occurs.
One of the side effects of some chemotherapy medications is hair loss. This part of the eMedTV archives explores chemotherapy and hair loss in more detail, explaining why hair loss occurs and providing some suggestions on how to deal with hair loss.
You may be more susceptible to infections while undergoing chemotherapy treatment. This eMedTV article examines chemotherapy and infections in more detail, and explains some medications and tips that can help prevent infections during chemotherapy.