Question 1

i have an inoperable brain tumor; radiation did not help?. don't know what my options are anymore

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More info: What specific kind of brain tumor? Was it a glioblastoma?  Did you see a medical oncologist?  Some chemotherapy drugs may give you some quality of life if the tumor is sensitive to them.  An experimental study may be of great interest to you, depending on what kind of brain tumor you have.

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Question 2

how big does a brain tumor have to be for a doctor to decide that it is inoperable?

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Depends: It really depends on multiple factors, especially type of tumor and location.

Question 3

when it comes to inoperable brain tumors, has any research been done on using micro dots of snake or spider venom to kill the tumor?

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Cruel fraud: Scorpion and spider venom have been investigated for drug delivery and there are some reports, but it's still preliminary research. Anyone offering this to you is offering a remedy that is untested and almost certain not to work. Don't spend too much money on it. Having a brain tumor is brutal enough without some huckster taking advantage of your desperation.

Question 4

what is the prognosis for a neurocytoma brain tumor?

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Good news!!!: This uncommon tumor was discovered in 1982 and is much less aggressive than most brain tumors. Get two neuropathologists' opinions if you can. A pathologist can spot microscopic features and may do a proliferation index to estimate your changes, but most of these do not recur after excision. Talk with your surgeon, and good luck.

Question 5

how common is a brain tumor in the u.s. compared to the same age group in a non-industrialized place?

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Maybe higher: It's hard to know for sure, because industrialized countries have better registries and are more likely to keep track of brain tumors.  There may be a slightly higher rate of brain tumors in the us compared to a non-industrialized country, but the difference is small.  Brain cancers are rare, with about 230, 000 diagnoses worldwide each year. Chemicals, hiv, and radiation are some of the causes.

Question 6

how is a brain tumor diagnosed?

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MRI or CT: These a days, brain mri's and ct's are the primary method of diagnosing brain tumors.   These are prompted after the patient has a neurologic symptom or an un-relenting headache.

Question 7

do brain tumor symptoms come and go?

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Not likely.: These apparently are progressive in nature with seizures, and a focal neurological deficit or disorder , like headaches or gait disturbance.  Sometimes they can be asymptomatic because they're in the middle of the brain, until they get so big that they ultimately cause symptoms.

Question 8

what are common brain tumor symptoms?

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Complex issue: Tumors of the brain can be benign, malignant, malignant by position, or chronic and stable.  Brain tumors can be silent or present as seizures or can abruptly produce coma and death.  Primary brain tumors depend on cells of origin and location as to how they show symptoms.  Secondary brain tumors may come from a primary tumor elsewhere in the body and spread broadly all through the brain.

Question 9

what can cause a brain tumor in humans?

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Etiology of tumors: Exposure to Radiation is the only definite risk factor for all types of brain tumors ( meningiomas and gliomas)
History of previous cancers during childhood ( leukemias, lymphomas)
Genetic conditions such Neurofibromatosis type 1 and 2
Tuberous sclerosis, Li Fraumeni, Von hippel Lindau,Turcot ,Turner and Grolin Syndromes
AIDS
power lines, cell phones , hair dye and smoking not proven as causes.

Question 10

how do you get  checked for a brain tumor?

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See a doc: A brian tumor can or will give you specific symptoms base on its biological nature and/or location(s).  Start with a visit to your medical doctor, he or she will help you determine whether additional workup such as ct/mri, or a visit with a specialist  is needed.

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