A 43-year-old member asked:
what cancers, common in woman, can cause strokes, siezures, comas, etc?
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Dr. Larry Grissom answered
43 years experience Radiology
Several types: Any type of cancer that has spread ( metastasized) to the brain can cause the symptoms that you list. Due to the frequency of breast cancer and lung cancer, these would be the most likely to spread to brain (stage 4).
Answered on May 23, 2016
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