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Childhood brain tumors
Childhood brain tumors are conditions in which a child has an abnormal growth (a mass, a tumor) inside his skull. The tumor need not be a cancerous tumor to cause severe problems, because there is no room inside the skull for any type of mass to grow.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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What symptoms does someone with childhood brain tumors have?
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I want to know my options for treating childhood brain tumors?
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What sort of disease is a childhood brain tumor?
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Are there good alternative therapies for childhood brain tumors?
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What number of adult survivors of childhood cancerous brain tumors are there alive today?
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Can having a brain tumor during childhood cause a mental disorder later on in life?
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Any ideas why most children have primary brain tumors and why do most adults have secondary brain tumors?
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What can cause brain tumors in children?
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What are the common symptoms of brain tumors in children?
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Does a high prolactin level in a child make you worry about a brain tumor?
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Could i be suffering from depersonalization after having a brain tumor as a child?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Chances of a headache in a child being a brain tumor with no other symptoms. How do brain tumor headaches usually behave? Thanks!
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Are children with brain tumors at increased risk for COVID-19 infection?
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What are some types of brain tumor/cancer thats common in children-teens?
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What are the chances of a brain tumor anaplastic astrocytoma gr 3 reaccuring in a child if the tumor was removed?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Can a child have headaches as only brain tumor symp? Hlthy 3yr old woke up with "headache" last 2 nights but isn't consistent if it really hurts or no
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A 31-year old female asked:
My husbands own brother died of brain cancer as a 5 year old child are my children at risk of brain tumors?
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How often could a CT without contrast miss a brain tumor in a child?
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How often does a CT without contrast miss a brain tumor in a baby or child?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Would children tylenol (acetaminophen) get rid of brain tumor headache in toddler? If a tumor was present would more symptoms be present beside headache?
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A 33-year old female asked:
My child has been vomiting once a day, in mornings only. This has been going on for 5 days. There is no headache. The only other symptom is low grade fever of 99. I am fearful of brain tumor. Could it be?
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A 46-year old asked:
Docs, what's causing brain tumours in children?
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Is brain tumors soft or hard?
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Are brain tumors rare in a 23yo female?
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A 36-year old female asked:
How come primary brain tumors are rare?
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Please tell me what causes brain tumors to form?
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What current happening in research for curing brain tumors?
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Are brain tumors curable?
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Are all brain tumors fatal?
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Is brain tumors in your head?
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