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Describe the features of brain cancer.?

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Dr. Michael Depietro answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Like stroke but slo: Brain cancers are brain tumors in which the cells are very abnormal and grow faster and more aggressively compared to non cancer brain tumors. Exact symptoms depend of the size of tumor to where located. This ranges from stroke like symptoms to headache and confusion or seizures. Treatment include surgery, chemo and radiation therapy but prognosis overall is poor.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. Eric Wang answered

Variable: Any cancer in the brain could present with any number of symptoms including but not limited to headache, dizziness, vision problems, trouble concentrating, weakness, nausea/vomiting, and motor problems. Most importantly, it can also have no symptoms. The best exam to check for this is MRI with and w/o contrast.

Answered 2/24/2016

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