Survive Brain Cancer

Everyone must know the difference between cancer and tumor.


The abnormal divisions of our own body cells that are capable of invading to other parts are called cancer. And tumors are uncontrolled growth of body tissue. Tumors can also result in cancer.



How cancer cells form?


They are formed when our normal cells are subjected to mutations. As a result of which these cells are transformed into cancerous cells.
When these mutations takes place in brain cells or when these cancerous cells invade brain, the result in BRAIN CANCER. Now the recent development in science has made our way easy in early detection and diagnosis of this disease.


You can suspect that u have brain cancer with some of the symptoms and signs, such as headache, weakness, clumsiness, difficulty in walking and seizures are specific symptoms. And non-specific are mood swings, change in concentration, memory, nausea, vomiting especially in morning, certain abnormalities in vision, difficulty in speaking etc. It is to be noted that these symptoms do not appear in every patient suffering from cancer.






Let's know the recent technologies used in detection of cancer.


1. Patients who are rushed to hospital due to emergency are subjected to CT scan.
2. X-rays are also used to get a detailed view.
3. MRI
4.PET scan
5.Nuclear Medicine Bone Scan
6.Angiography
7.Biospy

using these new techniques we can easily detect cancer.
How to fight Brain cancer:



Treatment used is different for every patient depending on their age and to which level they are affected.
It can be done through surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy/targeted therapy, vaccine therapy.


Chemotherapy includes Tumor Molecular Profiling. Radiotherapy includes Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Stereotactic Radio surgery  (SRS), Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT),Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT).
There are supportive therapies like Naturopathic Medicine, Nutrition Therapy, Oncology Rehabilitation, Pain Management, Mind-Body Medicine, Spiritual Support, Survivorship Support etc are used.


National Cancer Institute estimates 22,070 new cases and 12,920 deaths in the US for 2009.


The brave people who has fought cancer:
1.Thomas Sedowski
2.Anne Feeley
3.John


"I've never sat back and wondered why I got the tumor," John says. "I've always accepted it and I've never allowed myself to be depressed about it. I just go on living the way I want to live."
There still more brave people who have survived. Never loose hope. Always remember "PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE" live healthy.