Brain Tumor Guide: Recent & Most Popular Articles

A Scan of a Type of Brain Tumor. The National Cancer Institute estimated that in 2010, 22,020 new cases of brain tumors would occur. Brain tumors can be benign, meaning they are not cancerous, or they can be malignant, meaning they are cancerous. Some patients may have a metastatic tumor, in which the cancer spread from another part of the body, such as in cases of breast cancer, lung cancer, kidney cancer and melanoma. Several types of tumors exist, such as astrocytomas, medulloblastomas, ependymomas, oligodendroglial tumors and glioblastomas. Here at Bright Hub, you can find articles that provide in-depth information on the different types of brain tumors, the symptoms they cause, and how they are treated.

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Gene Therapy: How Gene Therapy Could Cure Brain Tumors

Gene therapy methods have had an 80% success rate in treating lab rats with brain tumors. Could the same success be duplicated in treating human brain tumors and brain cancer?...

Electroencephalography Procedure and Purpose

If you are getting ready to have an electroencephalography procedure read on to learn more about how it is done, how to prepare, and what the results mean....

Electroencephalography Procedure and Purpose

If you are getting ready to have an electroencephalography procedure read on to learn more about how it is done, how to prepare, and what the results mean....

What is Childhood Dysarthria?

As a special education teacher, you will have students with many kinds of speech disorders. Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder you may encounter while teaching. Learn about the symptoms of childhood...

Are Cell Phones Really Dangerous?

Cell phones are not usually considered to be a health risk. However, in several situations, science has proven otherwise. Although they are perhaps the greatest and most convenient invention of our time...

What Causes a Schwannoma?

Schwannomas are tumors of the nervous system. Little is known about what causes a Schwannoma, but one idea is that frequent use of cell phones could be to blame....

Technology Used In Digital Medical Imaging

There are many forms of technology used in digital medical imaging, the most common are electron microscopy, fluoroscopy, MRI, nuclear medicine, projection radiography, CT and ultrasound. j...

What is Childhood Dysarthria?

As a special education teacher, you will have students with many kinds of speech disorders. Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder you may encounter while teaching. Learn about the symptoms...

Are Cell Phones Really Dangerous?

Cell phones are not usually considered to be a health risk. However, in several situations, science has proven otherwise. Although they are perhaps the greatest and most convenient...