Myths and Facts about Brain Tumor

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Myths and Facts about Brain Tumor
By Dr. Murali Subramanian
Medical Oncologist _at_ Oncology India
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MYTH
FACT

•  Brain tumors are not rare, but are relatively
  uncommon

• Brain tumors are very rare.

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MYTH
FACT

• Changes in lifestyle can prevent brain tumor

The Best Cancer Doctors in India say that
lifestyle modifications cannot prevent brain
tumors.
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MYTH
FACT

•   All brain tumor patients will not necessarily
  have the same symptoms,there might be some common
  signs.

• The brain tumor symptoms are the same for all
  patients.

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FACT
MYTH
  Its true that hair color are harmful and
cause incidence of certain cancers.

• Hair coloring can cause brain cancer.

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MYTH
FACT

• Radiation from cell phones can result in brain
  tumor

Exposure to radiations like Xrays, atomic
radiation is known to induce tumors.
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MYTH
FACT

• Young people cannot get brain tumors 

Age is no consideration ,even newborns can have
brain tumors.
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MYTH
FACT
Brain tumors removed by surgery rarely develop
again except for a few cases.

• Brain tumors cannot develop again

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