Brain Cancer Symptoms - Metastatic Brain Cancer

Brain Cancer Symptoms - A brain cancer is a growth of abnormal cells in the tissue of the brain. Brain Cancer can be benign (without cancer cells) or malignant (with cancer cells that grow very fast). Some are primary,  they begin in the brain. Others are metastatic, or which begin in other parts of the body and reach the brain. Cancer in the brain may show various symptoms. These are some of the most common:

Brain Cancer Symptoms

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Headaches, usually in the morning
Nausea and vomiting
Changes in the ability to speak, listen or watch
Balance or walking problems
Problems with thinking or memory
Weakness or feel eager to sleep
Changes in mood or behavior
Seizures

Doctors diagnose these cancers through a neurological examination and other tests such as imaging, MRI, CT scan or a biopsy. The treatment includes watchful waiting (surveillance without giving any treatment until symptoms develop or change), surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and targeted therapy (treatment that used drugs or other substances to identify and attack specific cancer cells without harming normal cells). The majority of the people, receives a combination of them.