Signs
cancer and cancer symptoms the most common brain cancer is a weakness,
difficulty walking, seizures, and headaches. Other common symptoms are nausea,
vomiting, blurred vision, or a change in one's preparedness, mental capacity,
memory, speech, or personality.
Signs
cancer and cancer symptoms may also occur in people who do not have brain
cancer, and none of these symptoms alone or in combination can predict that a
person has brain cancer. Cancer of the brain that produce a little bit or no
symptoms.
Tests Used To Diagnose Brain Cancer
Initial tests are interviews and a
physical examination by a physician of the person competent (able to). The
results of these interactions will determine whether other specific tests need
to be done.
The
most commonly used test to detect brain cancer is a CAT scan (computed
tomography or CT automated). This test is a series of x-rays and painless,
although occasional dye (dye) is injected into a vein need for the drawings are
better than the internal structures of the brain. Another test gained
popularity because of the high sensitivity for detecting anatomic changes in
the brain is MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). This test is also a series of
x-rays and shows brain structures in better detail than CT. MRI is not
available as extensive as CT scanning. If the tests show evidence (tumors or
abnormalities in brain tissue) of brain
cancer, then other doctors such as surgeons nerve, nerve experts who
specialize in treating brain diseases will be consulted to help determine what
should be done to treat the patient. Other tests (number of white blood-cell
count, electrolit-electrolytes, etc..) May be ordered by a physician to help
determine the health status of patients or to detect other health problems.
