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Follow on Google News | Effective Cancer Treatments Increase Survival for People with Brain TumorsAccording to the American Cancer Society, about 22,300 persons in the U.S. will be diagnosed with malignant tumors of the brain or spinal cord. Malignant brain tumors contain cancer cells that are usually fast growing and invade surrounding tissue.
“Many people are unaware that the most common malignant brain tumors are those that arise outside the brain and metastasize to the brain; the most common primary sites being the lung and the breast,” Occasionally, especially when the brain tumors are single and large, direct surgical resection is usually performed. When tumors are multiple, radiosurgery is highly effective. Radiosurgery is highly precise high-dose radiation delivered to each tumor, usually with a single treatment, without significantly effecting surrounding brain tissue. Chemotherapy may be utilized in conjunction. When the tumor spreads to the lining of the brain, referred to as the meninges, the disease is called carcinomatous meningitis. This form is particularly difficult to treat. Sometimes a catheter is passed through the skull into the fluid cavities in the center of the brain, called the ventricles and chemotherapy is injected through the catheter directly into the brain. Whole brain radiation can also be utilized. “New treatments for all forms of cancer are constantly evolving and individuals can maintain hope that even if the cancer spreads to the brain, they can lead full and active lives,” End
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