Some symptoms of brain cancer can mimic the symptoms of other diseases. Symptoms of brain cancer that appear depend on the type of cancer, location, and growth rate (stage) of brain cancer. To anticipate this, let's look at an explanation of the symptoms of brain cancer.
The brain is an organ that plays an important role in regulating various systems in the body. Brain function includes regulation of body movements, body temperature, and hormone production. Not only that, the brain also controls emotions, memories, and intelligence, and interprets the information captured by the senses.
When brain cancer occurs, some brain functions will be disrupted. The disorder can be recognized as a symptom of brain cancer. If these symptoms are quickly recognized, brain cancer can be detected and treated early on, so the chances of successful treatment will be greater.
Characteristics of Brain Cancer
Brain cancer can cause different symptoms in each patient. But one of the common characteristics of brain cancer is a prolonged headache. These headaches tend to worsen when they just wake up, cough, sneeze, or change the position of the head, and do not improve with over-the-counter painkillers.
In addition to headaches, brain cancer can also make sufferers easily tired, difficult or unable to move one part of the body (paralyzed), often nausea, difficulty speaking, swallowing, difficulty walking, tingling or numbness in certain body parts, convulsions, or showing signs of increased pressure inside the head.
Other symptoms that may appear are hearing loss, vision, and body balance and coordination.
Beyond physical symptoms, brain cancer can also cause psychological or mental symptoms, such as:
- Memory loss or easy to forget.
- Difficulty concentrating.
- Sleep disturbance or insomnia.
- Changes in mood (mood) that occur for no apparent reason, for example from the initial cheerful turns into sad, depressed, or irritable.
- Changes in behavior and personality, for example those who initially have good behavior and patience become aggressive and easily emotional.
- Reasoning decreases, bad in assessing a thing, and difficult to hold (impulsive).
- Often feel confused.
- Hallucinatory disorders.
How To Ensure Brain Cancer
Since some of the above symptoms can also be caused by other diseases, such as stroke, brain hemorrhage, or brain infection, then to ensure the diagnosis of brain cancer is not sufficiently based on the symptoms experienced. The best way to ensure brain cancer is to see a doctor.
The doctor will conduct a complete examination, starting from evaluating the symptoms that are felt, doing a physical examination, and conducting additional examinations in the form of brain scans, namely CT scans, PET scans, and MRI of the brain. If necessary, the doctor will also recommend a biopsy of brain tissue, to determine the type and stage of cancer.
After the diagnosis of brain cancer is confirmed, the treatment steps can be by surgical removal of brain cancer, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. During brain cancer treatment, patients will need a variety of supportive therapies, such as nutritional therapy, medical rehabilitation therapy (physiotherapy), and psychotherapy.
In conclusion, the symptoms of brain cancer may resemble the symptoms of other disorders of the brain. To be sure, you need to see a neurologist. If the treatment of brain cancer is done early, the chances of success will be greater.
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