A brain tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue that has grown in the brain. Brain tumors are either malignant, which means cancerous, or benign, which is noncancerous. It’s impossible to see a brain tumor with the naked eye, so how do you figure out if you have one? Signs and symptoms can help determine
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Glioblastoma 101
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a malignant brain tumor; it is a grade-4 astrocytoma. It’s a very aggressive type of brain cancer that grows and spreads quickly to other parts of the brain. It’s a primary brain tumor, which means it starts in the brain – it didn’t metastasize (spread) from a cancer that began elsewhere
Read MoreShould I be Scared of a Neurosurgeon
The thought of visiting a neurosurgeon can be intimidating. When we think of important body organs, the brain is definitely top of the list. So surgery on the brain seems especially dangerous and scary. However, there is no need to be scared of seeing a neurosurgeon. Let’s take a look at what a neurosurgeon does
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