Types of Brain Tumors in Child

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Thirteen thousand children are diagnosed with cancer each year doctors say one-third are

diagnosed with brain tumors there are multiple types of brain tumors so there's things like

 medulloblastoma ependymoma glioblastoma so those are types but brain tumor kind of

encompasses all brain cancers pediatric oncologist dr. Kelly sazhin says brain tumors can

happen at any age we see them in very young children less than two years of age we also see

them in teenagers children with brain tumors often experience frequent and extreme

 headaches followed by vomiting they can also have difficulty speaking and have weakness on

one side of the body usually because your brain only has so much space within it your head

then as a tumor grows it creates pressures while the cause is unknown doctors say there are a

few genetic disorders that can be linked to brain tumors initially if a surgery can be done we

almost always do a surgery then and if a surgery can't be done then we move on to our next

steps which are usually involving chemotherapy and often radiation therapy doctors say

 children can survive brain tumors but often they leave lifelong effects but if you take all brain

 tumors together about 70 to 75 percent of kids are surviving long-term doctors say it's

important to listen to your children and have regular check-ups and conversations with your pediatrician Forli health I'm Lindsey Frey. Next Rare Types of Brain Cancer

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