TRIBUNMANADO.CO.ID – Some brain tumors can be benign to malignant.
As reported by the Mayo Clinic, the presence of a non-cancerous brain tumor is often known as a benign brain tumor.
Meanwhile, cancerous brain tumors are known as malignant brain tumors.
The level of malignancy of the brain tumor affects the fast or slow growth of the tumor.
As the tumor mass grows bigger and invades a certain location, symptoms of disease begin to appear because the nervous system is also affected.
Here are some early symptoms of a brain tumor to watch out for:
1. Headache
Headaches are an early symptom of a brain tumor that affects about 50 percent of sufferers.
Launching Healthline, brain tumors can press on nerves and blood vessels in the brain. The impact, sufferers can feel headaches.
The characteristics of headaches due to brain tumors are usually persistent pain, and are not easily treated with painkillers.
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