Brain Tumor
Good day everyone, brain tumor has overtime calls for an alarm and most times people tend to neglect it and at the long run it results to complication leading to paralysis or dead of it victim, this is why I appreciate @khursheedanwar for taking out time to create this contest centered on Brain Tumor as a form of awareness, stay with me let me also throw in my 2 cents on this topic of concern.
Overview Of Brain Tumor
Brain tumor is seen to be an abnormal growth of cells inside or around the brain. It is often seen in nearby area of the brain which includes the pituitary gland, the pineal gland, nerves and the membranes that covers the outer surface of ones brain.
Also brain tumor can be cancerous and non-cancerous, the cancerous could be very deadly if not being attended to at the initial growth stage. Also, brain tumors ranges from small to very large. The cancerous tumor can invade and destroy the brain tissue which is always the case if proper attention is not being given to.
Symptoms Of Brain Tumor
Brain tumor's symptoms solely depends on the size of the tumor, there are several symptoms for brain tumor but for the purpose of this contest, I will be sharing just few and they are;
• Headaches or so much amount of pressure in the head that mostly happens in the morning.
• Severe migraines.
• Having Balancing problem.
• Blurry Vision which may lead to loosing sight on the sides of ones vision.
• Frequent vomiting.
• Feeling tired frequently.
• Regular memory loss.
• Behavioural changes.
• Regular mood swings.
• Hearing Problems.
• Gaining unnecessary weight.
• Vertigo: being dizzy of having this sense that the world is spinning around.
• Random seizures.
And many more are the symptoms of brain tumor.
Causes Of Brain Tumor
Scientifically, there are no known causes of brain tumor but then there are so many risk factors that can increase the potential of having brain tumor and they are;
• Exposure To Radiation: Being exposed to CT scans, X-rays and radiation from past cancer or ongoing cancer treatment can pose a high risk of developing brain tumor.
• Age: The older one gets, the more risky it is to develop brain tumor because then the brain becomes weak and the nerves around the brain becomes weak as well. However, some brain tumor can also develop in children.
• Cancer History: there are certain cancers like breast, lung and melanoma cancers that spreads to the brain to develop brain tumor.
• Weak Immune System: People whose immune systems are weak because of AIDS or maybe people that underwent any form of organ transplant are at the high risk of brain tumor.
• Conditions Related To Genetics: There are some genetic conditions like Vin Hippel-Lindau diseases, neurofibromatosis and tuberous sclerosis can pose a high risk of developing brain tumor.
And many more other causes of brain tumor.
Treatment Of Brain Tumor
The treatment of brain tumor depends on the size, type, location and the overall health of the victim, so I will be emphasizing on the three well known treatment for brain tumor;
• Medication: it involves Chemotherapy which implies involves the use of anti-cancer drugs to kill tumor cells, it could be injected directly into the brain, intravenously or orally.
• Surgery: This involves Craniotomy which is the removal of a brain tumor by cutting a piece of bone from the skull surgically. This is where the neurosurgeon gets to make an incision in the scalp and operates the brain surgically.
• Medical Procedure: this involves two ways in which it is being used.
a). Tomotherapy: It involves the use of CT imaging to treat brain tumors. It's the kind of images aided radiation therapy that combines Intensity-modulatrd radiation therapy (IMRT) with CT scanning.
b). Radiation Therapy: It involves the use of hugh-energy rays, like x-rays to target and destroy cancerous cells within a brain tumor. This option is being used as primary treatment especially when surgery is not being considered.
In conclusion, brain tumor being it cancerous and non cancerous isn't a dead sentence, there are higher chances that victims can always defeat it. Technology advancement is improving and very soon it will be a thing of the past.
I am inviting @chant , @nsibaby and @officialcollins to participate in this contest.
10% beneficiary is set to @hive-168205 .
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