Treatment of Brain Tumors
Treatment of brain tumors depends on type, size, location, and the person’s general health.
The most common treatment for malignant brain tumors is surgery. The goal is to remove all traces of cancer without causing damage to the healthy parts of the brain. While the location of some tumors allow for easy and safe removal, other tumors may be located in an area that limits how much of the tumor can be removed. Even partial removal of brain cancer can be beneficial to the patient. Risks of brain surgery include infection and bleeding. Clinically dangerous benign tumors are also surgically removed. Metastatic brain tumors are treated according to guidelines for the type of original cancer.
Surgery can be combined with other treatments such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy can help people to recover after neurosurgery.