How can you get a brain tumor?

Primary tumors are foci of mutagenic brain tissue cells that are not transferred with the bloodstream from other infected organs. Secondary tumors are formed due to the spread of metastases .

Brain tumors vary in growth rate and spread. Malignant formations grow rapidly, affecting not only healthy gray matter tissues, and can cause diseases in other organs. Benign tumors grow slowly, are asymptomatic or manifest themselves as attacks of pain in the head, decreased visual acuity, progressive deafness, have clear contours, and do not spread to other brain tissues and organs.

What can cause a brain tumor?

Research by scientists and laboratory experiments to this day do not provide a clear answer as to why people get cancer. The cause of the disease may be:

• Immune manifestations: HIV, weakened immunity after chemotherapy , tissue and organ transplantation.
• Gender: Some types of brain tumors are more common in men.
• Age: after 45 years, it is recommended to conduct examinations regularly.
• Heredity: cancer in relatives increases the risk of cancer.
• Harmful industries: workers of chemical and oil refineries are more susceptible to the threat of disease.
• Environment: all kinds of dangerous radiation, living in places with high background radiation, introducing harmful foods into the diet.
• Harmful addictions: systematic alcohol abuse, smoking.

Injuries and concussions carry a risk of developing formations; it is necessary to seek help and examination from doctors for injuries of this kind. You can protect yourself and your loved ones from getting cancer by limiting adverse factors and taking care of your health.