Brain cancer represents a tumor or several tumors that formed by the brain. Mostly brain tumors appear in the brain from other body parts that are already affected (breast/lung) through the blood-stream. Only several cases of brain cancer originate in your brain.
In early stages brain cancer very often shows no symptoms, or displays the signs that are confused with headaches. That’s why cancer is already in some advanced stage before it is detected. It goes without saying that brain cancer is a very severe disorder which can provoke neurological damage and even death.
What exactly causes brain cancer is not known. But heredity is supposed to play an important role in the development of cancer.
Usually brain cancer is asymptomatic till the tumor is enlarged to a particular size. After that the symptoms appear. Among the most common symptoms of brain cancer we can mention dizziness, coordination loss, constant headaches, vomiting, personality changes, double vision and loss of vision, loss of memory and other mental abilities, and seizures.
If you think that you might have a tumor in the brain, consult a specialist right away. A CAT scan and MRI can confirm that there’s a brain tumor and indicates its exact location. If some tumor was found, the doctor needs to take a CAT scan of the abdomen and chest to check if the cancer has affected any other body parts. In case when the tumor is local and situated in some zone where it can be removed from (the outer brain surface) then surgery is to be taken. But some tumors especially the ones located deep in the tissue of the brain cannot be replaced. In such cases chemotherapy and radiation are prescribed to destruct cancer cells.
Chinese Medicine
Chinese herbal treatment considers any tumor development to be the consequence of stagnant blood. A doctor may advise certain formulas energizing blood flow and strengthening your immune system. These are Astragals and Ginseng Formula. For treating brain cancer an herbalist recommends the Chinese formula under the name Three Yellows.