Beware of Brain Cancer If Sick in the Head mounting

You often have headaches which are repeated in the same head? If so, you need to suspect the pain. Therefore, it is not impossible, the pain was a symptom of brain cancer early.

Brain cancer is not as popular other cancers, such as cervical cancer or breast cancer. However, like most cancers in general, brain cancer is a disease is silent (silent killer) is dangerous.

Because of its nature, the brain cancer is often detected only after entering an advanced stage. If the pain in the head has peaked, there is a possibility, the cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastasis). If it were so, cancer treatment becomes more complicated and risky. "Therefore, people need to do early detection of brain cancer," advises Fielda Djuita, radiology specialist Hospital Mochtar Riady Comprehensive Cancer Centre Siloam Hospitals Semanggi, Jakarta.

Symptoms of brain cancer

Brain cancer, usually, will be accompanied by symptoms that can be seen or felt directly by the patient. For example, body cramps, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision and headaches. By medical experts, this condition is called as a symptom of increased pressure within the brain or intracranial. "If you experience these symptoms, chances are, you are suffering from brain cancer," said Suhanto Kasmali, Head of Medical Services Mediros Hospital, Jakarta.

The patients who experience these symptoms, first must conduct a thorough examination of the head and brain. "It should be diagnosed as a whole because the brain is an important part of the body, but soft," said Suhanto.

As an organ of the body that regulates all body activity (multitasking), the brain consists of three parts, namely a large brain (cerebrum), cerebellum (cerebellum), and brain stem (brain stem). The brain plays an important role in one's life.

The brain is a dangerous place if the location or site of tumor development. "I'll tame, but still must be removed. However, because the brain is the organ that is soft, very risky in providing treatment," said Fielda.

More dangerous, medical experts can not conclude the cause of development of malignant or cancerous tumors in the brain. To be sure, said Fielda, if brain cancer cases occur in children under the age of 17 years, most likely, the cause is genetic factors. Meanwhile, the causes of brain cancer in adults is still in the research expert.

Based on the opinions of medical experts, the growth of cancer patients in developing countries, like Indonesia, will be massive. About 100 people of every 100,000 risk of cancer, including brain cancer. Currently, the spread of brain cancer in Indonesia arguably still minimal.

According Fielda, every day, there are approximately 100 patients who lined up to get the handling of radiology to cure cancer. Indeed, cancers need time to switch become malignant. But, it would be optimal if the cancer is detected while still benign.