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Understanding brain cancer can feel like an impossible challenge. The causes are unclear, no two diagnoses are the same, and the treatment is intimidating. To help you get a clear understanding, here is a guide to the basics of brain cancer:Overview The body continuously loses and reforms cells as a natural part of staying healthy. When you cut your skin, for example your body has to create new skin cells to replace what has been lost. However, cells begin to reproduce at an abnormally fast rate, they produce a tumor, which can be benign, or noncancerous. The tumor may also turn out to be malignant, or cancerous. Whether tumors are benign or malignant, they can pressure nearby tissue and impair functioning. According to the National Institutes for Health , brain cancer can be classified as either primary or metastatic. Primary brain cancer means the tumor originated in the brain, whereas metastatic brain cancer cells developed elsewhere in the body and spread to the brain.Causes There ...
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