Can brain cancer be treated?

Yes: Primary brain tumors can be treated with surgery, radiation (wbxrt or focal therapies such as gamma knife or cyberknife), and/or chemotherapies. Other cancers that have metastasized (spread) to the brain may also be treated. The prognosis and specific treatment depends on many factors and should be individualized to the patient with a multi-disciplinary team approach.

Yes: Surgery is critical to both diagnose, but also debulk and/or excise. Irradiation and steroids are often used, and chemotherapy may be successful. Some benign tumors such as meningiomas can be removed totally with great and permanent success.