The doctors think i may have a tumor, 1 cm big not THAT BIG but hey its still scary, at the base of my skull.They think its growing at a very very very slow rate. I was wondering:
Can that be removed? Or what kind of teatments would i have to go through to get it fixed.
2007-04-02 15:14:51 · 5 answers · asked by Hay â?¥ 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Skull base surgery is a speciality. There are experts out there who can remove growths with what - to the patient - appears very easy surgery.
However there are a lot of "bits" in that area that you are still using, so you may have several different doctors involved. Make sure that whoever does your surgery has experience in skull base.
2007-04-03 00:26:36 · answer #1 · answered by thinkingtime 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please see my answer to "Can 4th satge cancer is cureable?" On Webster's site, www.cancertutor.com, there is a lot of info on brain cancer, as well as articles on healthy diets and lifestyles for all cancers. To zero in on anything mentioning brain, you could use Google's Advanced search and type Brain in the search box and www.cancertutor.com in the site/domain box.
Note that brain cancer needs to be treated differently than other cancers due to there not being a lot of room for swelling and fluid accumulation, which happens if too much tumor is killed too quickly. Surgery often spreads cancers, which is why allopathic doctors almost always follow it with chemo and/or radiation in an attempt to kill any cancer "seed" cells that were spread into the bloodstream by the surgery.
2007-04-05 04:48:18 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Chuck 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tumor is a new tissue growing independently in the brain.patient is normally feel headache n needs razor operation 4 killing the tissues.with the advancement of the instruments this treatment is considered quite safe n peace of mind.good luck.
2007-04-02 15:32:31 · answer #3 · answered by robert KS LEE. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on how close to the spine/skull it is. One false move, & u become partially paralyzed. u can go through kemo for it though. Best of luck. I hope its benine!
2007-04-02 15:23:53 · answer #4 · answered by Javgirl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get to a great neurologist!!i dont know where your at, but the big universities ie: UofM are where youll get the right answers------god bless
2007-04-02 15:23:02 · answer #5 · answered by junebuggie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋