Brain cancer: current concepts, diagnosis and prognosis
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Primary brain tumors occur in around 25,000 people a year, and 13,000 deaths in the United States. The incidence of CNS tumors in the United States, Israel, and the Nordic countries is relatively high; Japan and Asian countries have a lower incidence. Less developed countries have lower incidence of tumors due to undiagnosed tumor related deaths. Exposure to vinyl chloride or ionizing radiation is associated with brain tumors. Research studies have not shown link between cell phone or mobile radiation and brain cancer. WHO has classified mobile radiation on IARC, scale into Group B-possibly carcinogenic.Primary and secondary brain tumors present with similar symptoms, depending on the location of location, size, and rate of growth of tumor. Headaches as a result of intracranial pressure can be early symptoms of brain cancer. Other symptoms are tumor site specific that include, poor reasoning, memory, interpretation, loss of vision, poor balance, swallowing and heartbeat, and change in behavior. Diagnosis by computed tomography,magneticresonance, and tissuebiopsy. Treatment depending on neoplasm type, location and may be combined to give the best chances of survival. Surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy are the treatment of choice. Published research advocate that “lemongrass (Cymobopogon citratus) has compounds that present anticancer.Lemongrass also effective against cervical cancer and other types of cancer cells.
Authors and Affiliations
Murtaza Mustaf, AF. Sali, EM. Illzam, AM. Sharifa, MK. Nang
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