- What is Brain Tumor Treatment?
Since the aim of brain tumor treatment is to completely destroy the brain tumor, the first option is always surgery.
Of course, the benefit to be obtained from surgery, that is, the decrease in the number of tumor cells and the decrease in the pressure of the tumor on the surrounding brain; The decision of the neurosurgeon, who compares the damage to the patient during brain surgery, is more important.
In cases where it is decided not to perform surgery or it is not possible to remove the entire tumor with surgery; Various treatments with chemotherapy, that is, cancer drugs, and/or radiotherapy, that is, other treatments with high-energy radioactive particles, come to the fore.
It may be necessary to make some arrangements in the order and frequency of application of all these treatments. Although it is often not possible to completely treat the brain tumor through these treatments, it is at least possible to preserve the patient's quality of life and prolong survival.
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