The Condition"...Very rarely, grade 4 tumors can spread beyond the nervous system to other parts of the body..."
The Condition"...A steady headache that is worse in the morning than the afternoon, a persistent headache that is associated with nausea or vomiting, or a headache accompanied by double vision, weakness, or numbness all suggest a possible tumor..."
Cancer of the central information processing center of the body. Tumors in the brain can be malignant or benign, and can occur at any age. Only malignant tumors are cancerous. Primary brain tumors cancer initially forms in the brain tissue. Secondary brain tumors cancers are cancers that have spread to the brain tissue (metastasized) from elsewhere in the body. Secondary brain cancer is named for the organ or tissue in which the cancer begins, such as lung cancer with secondary brain metastasis.
The Condition"...A pituitary tumor can present like a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a kind of stroke..."
The Condition"...It is sometimes hard to know whether a CT Scan or MRI should be done if someone exhibits some of the symptoms and signs of brain cancer, but it is important to know that these studies will usually definitively establish whether a brain tumor is..."
The Condition"...Even the old standbys -- surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy -- are much more sophisticated now, allowing removal of previously inoperable tumors, and delivery of radiation or cancer-killing drugs directly to the tumor to decrease side-effects..."
The Condition"...But not all tumors are cancerous: some are benign..."
Recommendation Aspartame (Nutrasweet) Avoidance"According to researchers and physicians studying the adverse effects of aspartame, brain tumors can be triggered or worsened by ingesting aspartame..."