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Brain Stem Tumor Operation

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Brain Stem Tumor Operation

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Brain Stem Tumor Operation in sitting position by Prof Nazir Ahmad Lahore Pakistan.

Brain tumors are tumors that grow in the brain. A tumor is an abnormal growth caused by cells reproducing themselves in an uncontrolled manner.

When doctors describe tumors in parts of the body other than the brain, they use the words benign (meaning harmless) or malignant (meaning cancerous). These meanings change, however, when referring to tumors in the brain.

Benign brain tumors:

A benign brain tumor consists of benign (harmless) cells and has distinct boundaries. Surgery alone may cure this type of tumor.

Malignant brain tumors:

A malignant brain tumor is life-threatening. It may be malignant because it consists of cancer cells, or it may be called malignant because of its location. In other words, a brain tumor composed of benign cells–but located in a vital area–is still considered malignant.

A malignant brain tumor made up of cancerous cells may spread or seed (metastasize) to other locations in the brain or spinal cord. It can invade and destroy healthy tissue so it cannot function properly. Malignant tumors grow the way a plant does, with “roots” invading various tissues. Or, they can shed cells that travel to distant parts of the brain. Some cancerous tumors, however, remain localized.

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Some women have specific genetic problems but those breast cancers number less than 10% of all. One expert recently told me that breast cancer causes are “multifactorial” and that the combination of lifestyle factors and genetic vulnerabilities that accounts for the abnormal growth of cells is still being figured out.

That means that most of the 22,700 Canadian women (and 180 men) expected to be diagnosed this year won’t even know what caused their illness. Neither will the 5,400 women who die from it. Sometimes we forget just how many different factors may contribute to breast cancer’s development. Here’s what’s known:

ESTROGEN

The more estrogen a woman makes over time or takes through post-menopausal combined hormone replacement therapy, the higher her risk for getting breast cancer. The more years a woman menstruates, the longer breast tissue is estrogen-exposed. Birth control pills only slightly increase risk.

AGE

The chance of getting breast cancer increases as a woman ages. According to Dr. Love, from 20 to 30 the risk is one in 2,000; from 40 to 49 the risk is one in 68; from 60 to 69 the risk is one in 26. After the age of 70, a woman has a one-in-eight chance of getting breast cancer.

ALCOHOL

The risk of breast cancer jumped by 30% in women who drank more than three drinks daily.

FAMILY HISTORY

Having a mother, sister or daughter with breast cancer almost doubles a woman’s risk, particularly if the relative was diagnosed before age 50. A family history of ovarian cancer also increases the risk of developing breast cancer.

RADIATION

Radiation therapy for a previous cancer heightens the risk of breast cancer. The risk is highest if there was chest radiation during puberty.

OBESITY

Post-menopausal women who are obese are more at risk; fat cells play a role in estrogen production so being overweight adds to risky estrogen exposure.

GENETIC MUTATIONS

Those who have inherited changes in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have a higher risk (some up to 90%) of getting the disease, and possibly at a younger age. Many other genes are also associated with breast cancer, including the HER-2/neu oncogene.

ENVIRONMENT

We’re exposed to vast amounts of hormone-mimicking and cell-interrupting chemicals in products we use and through environmental pollutants, some of which increases the risk of breast cancer.

BREAST DENSITY

Dense breast tissue, as shown on a mammogram, increases your risk. One study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that the relative risk of developing breast cancer in post-menopausal women with dense breasts was 400% higher than in women with fatty non-dense breasts.

BREAST DISEASE

Some diseases, including hyperplasia, can increase breast cancer risk by up to four-fold.

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