Brainstem Gliomas

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Brainstem Gliomas

• By
• Zack Lytle,
• Joey Bashore

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How Brainstem Glioma Is Transmitted

• The cause of brain stem glioma is not yet
  discovered but doctors can explain why some
  people get brain stem glioma and some dont get
  it.

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The Cancer Cell

• The type of cancerous cell is called astrocyte.
• Brain tumors come from glial cells and astrocytes
  are a type of glial cells

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Statistics In Children

• 75 of all brainstem glioma patients are younger
  than 20 years old.
• Brainstem gliomas account for approximately 15
  of childhood brain tumors.

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Statistics In Adults

• 1.5 of all cancers are diagnosed with brain
  tumors.
• Brain stem glioma are 2 of all cancer deaths.

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Percent Of children Who Get Brainstem Glioma
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Stem Cells helping Brainstem Glioma

• Some doctors believe targeting the cancer stem
  cells of brain tumors may help to decrease the
  blood to stop the growing of the brain tumor

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Symptoms Of Brainstem Glioma

• Headache
• Vomiting
• Hard to chew and swallow

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Healthy Brain
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Brainstem Glioma Pictures
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Works Cited

• http//www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic40.htm
• http//www.tbts.org/assets/files/Fact20Sheets/Bra
  in_Stem_Gliomas.pdf
• http//www.brain-surgery.us/glioma.html
• http//origin.plwc.org/patient/CancerTypes/Brain
  StemGlioma-Childhood
• http//neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/abta/primer.ht
  m
• http//www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/49762.php