brain cancer
Tumor in skull
Brain cancer is the presence of malignant tumors in the brain, either originating there or spreading from elsewhere in the body.
Treatment typically involves surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy.
The term appears in both medical contexts and figuratively as an insult suggesting someone's thinking is diseased: That idea is brain cancer.
Neoplasm of neural support cells
- meningiomaTumor from protective brain layers
- glioblastomaAggressive malignant brain tumor
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
metastasis · biopsy · MRI · CT scan · PET scan · symptoms · headache · seizure
One still alive after
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- life expectancyAverage anticipated survival duration
quality of life · support groups · caregiver · hospice · terminal · end-of-life · grief · advocacy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- craniotomySurgical skull removal procedure
targeted therapy · radiotherapy · proton therapy · clinical trials · palliative care · gamma knife · cytotoxic · oncologist
Spinal cord and brain operator
- neurosurgeryMedical field treating brain surgically
- brainstemLower neural trunk
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- frontal lobeBrain's decision-making center
temporal lobe · parietal lobe · neuroanatomy · edema · neurological · cognitive function · motor function · speech impairment
glioma
Neoplasm of neural support cells
- meningiomaTumor from protective brain layers
- glioblastomaAggressive malignant brain tumor
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
neoplasm · metastasis · biopsy · MRI · CT scan · PET scan · symptoms · headache · seizure · nausea
survivor
One still alive after
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- prognosisPredicted disease course
life expectancy · quality of life · support groups · caregiver · hospice · terminal · end-of-life · grief · advocacy · awareness
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
craniotomy · targeted therapy · radiotherapy · proton therapy · clinical trials · palliative care · gamma knife · cytotoxic · oncologist · remission
neurosurgeon
Spinal cord and brain operator
- neurosurgeryMedical field treating brain surgically
- brainstemLower neural trunk
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
frontal lobe · temporal lobe · parietal lobe · neuroanatomy · edema · neurological · cognitive function · motor function · speech impairment · neuropathology
- brain tumorsglioblastoma, glioma, meningioma
- Fatal Diseasesglioblastoma, ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, mesothelioma, motor neuron disease
- Terminal Illnessterminal diagnosis, incurable disease, end-stage, dying, ALS
- Deadly Diseasesrabies, smallpox, bubonic plague, cholera, anthrax
- oncologytumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy, oncogene
- head conditionsconcussion, headache, migraine, meningitis, encephalitis
brain cancerbrain health
Mind's physical condition
neurological health · mental wellness · remission · sound mind