Brain Cancer

Every year, 4,500 are diagnosed with the condition in the UK, with over 3,600 going on to die as a result.

Even with treatment, the average survival time for people suffering from brain cancer is 12-14 months, but healthcare experts in the US believe they may have found a solution to this.

At the moment, most brain cancer treatments for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a type of malignant and aggressive brain tumour, are treated through radiation, chemotherapy and surgery.

Though this is usually effective in the short-term, specialists at the

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This is caused due to the formation of cancer cells) on the inner surface of skulls or on the brain’s tissue-cells. It is also known as intracranial tumor as it can be developed on any location or part of the brain and is a resultant of rapid cell division. The tumors that develop on the brain can be of the following types:

• Primary tumor: These are further classified into astrocytoma, brain stem glimos, ependymoma, oligodendroglioma and mixed glioma.
• Secondary or metastatic tumors are cancerous cells.
• Benign or non-cancerous tumors

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A brain tumor can be either cancerous or non-cancerous depending upon whether the tumor is growing and spreading aggressively. If the tumor is not aggressive then it will be termed ‘benign’ and generally speaking a benign tumor is less serious but treatment may still be required.

Brain cancer is the term given to a malignant brain tumor. If the tumor is growing and producing abnormal cells, which spread and take over the space of healthy cells then it will be termed ‘malignant’ or ‘cancerous’. Cancerous brain tumors can originate

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