• Question: can a person survive from a brain tumour

    Asked by daniel to Angela, Gabriele, Karen, Maria, Shane on 11 Nov 2013.
    • Photo: Shane Mc Guinness

      Shane Mc Guinness answered on 11 Nov 2013:

      Yes, it happens all the time! In fact I personally know someone who has. And with improvements in medicine the chances are getting higher every day.

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      Karen McCarthy answered on 11 Nov 2013:

      The brain is probably the most complicated organ in the body, so a brain tumour can mean different things depending on what part of the brain its in. Lots of people have survived and led long normal lives after a brain tumour, but unfortunately some people may not, or may have longterm damage such memory loss or difficulties using their arms or legs. Medicine has come a long way now though so there is always different options

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      Angela Stevenson answered on 11 Nov 2013:

      Yes! but it’s extremely painful, especially when they get to a larger size. I have a friend who has one and he lives his life as normal people do, but he gets really bad headaches all the time. Hopefully scientists will discover ways of removing these safely or stop them from growing to a state that might impair the poor person who’s got the tumor.

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