Brain Tumor Awareness Month

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Brain Tumor Awareness Month

About brain tumors and treatment

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What is a Brain Tumor? The growth of abnormal cells in the 3ssues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign

(not cancer) or malignant (cancer).

•  There are more than 120 different types of brain tumors; some are malignant (cancer), many are benign (non-‐cancerous).

•  The Central Brain Tumor Registry es?mates 66,290 new cases of primary non–malignant and

malignant brain and central nervous system tumors will be diagnosed in the United States in 2012. •  A large number of brain tumors are metasta3c. Metasta?c brain tumors begin as a cancer elsewhere

in the body and migrate, or metastasize, to the brain.



Symptoms of a Brain Tumor No screening tests exist for early brain tumor detec?on. These tumors can be hard to diagnose some?mes, as their symptoms mimic other diseases. Common symptoms of brain tumors: •  New or increasingly severe headaches •  Changes in vision •  Nausea or vomi?ng •  Abnormal fa?gue •  Tremors or seizures •  Speech problems •  Memory loss •  Personality changes •  Weakness on one side of the body •  Sudden facial paralysis •  Impaired sense of balance and problems with spa?al orienta?on



How are brain tumors treated? There are several treatment op?ons available for those diagnosed with brain tumors, including chemotherapy, radia?on therapy, conven?onal surgery and stereotac?c radiosurgery.

Chemotherapy: Usually administered as a secondary treatment following

surgery or radia?on therapy.

Radia?on Therapy: Usually a secondary treatment following surgery. Can be noninvasive or invasive and

possibly damage normal cells as well as cancer cells.

Conven?onal Surgery: Open surgery can benefit pa?ents with a

single metasta?c brain tumor that can be safely accessed and who don’t have

cancer elsewhere in the body.

Stereotac?c Radiosurgery: Delivers precisely targeted, high-‐dose radia?on to brain tumors and lesions

without surgery or seda?on.



How can I help?

•  Educate Yourself: Learn more about brain tumors and treatment op?ons

•  Get Ac?ve: Find a walk, run, or other community event in support of brain tumor research.

•  Speak Up: Tweet, update your status, or

talk to friends about brain tumor awareness.

Visit the Na?onal Brain Tumor Society or the American Brain Tumor Associa?on for more informa?on.



http://www.braintumor.org/

http://www.abta.org/

Our Center Aus?n CyberKnife opened in 2011 and is a department of University Medical Center Brackenridge, a member of the Seton Healthcare Family. Aus?n CyberKnife offers the only CyberKnife technology in the greater Aus?n area and central Texas region. The center frequently treats brain tumors and brain metastases. Call or visit the website to learn more about CyberKnife treatment for brain tumors.

Medical Director: Dr. Doug Rivera CyberKnife Nurse: Lori Eitelbach, RN Medical Physicist: Jim Hevezi, PhD

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Brain Tumor Awareness Month

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