CAUSES OF BRAIN TUMOUR: Although de actual cause of brain cancer is unknown,idro says,just like any other cancer,family history of cancer n exposure 2 radiation are de most common risk factors among children. Children who hv been treated wiz chemotherapy n radiatiotheraphy may sometimes develop cancer of de brain as a secondary effect,although it is rare occurrence. Cancerous brain tumours can either be primary or secondary.primary cancerous brain tumours develop in de brain,while secondary b.tumours happen wn cells from a cancer dat started somewhere else in de body spreads to de brain.Medullo blastoma,wc develops at de bck of de brain,is common among children n may spread 2 other parts of de brain or to de spinal cord.de second common are gilomas,wc develop from de supporting cells of de brain known as glial cells. DR AISHA LUKWAGO
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 08:07:27 +0000
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