Overview on Current Research and Treatments of Brain Tumor

Abstract

A brain tumor (intracranial tumor) is an abnormal growth of cells/tissue in the brain, where the cells grow at an uncontrollable rate, unchecked by the control mechanisms of the body. Brain tumors are more challenging compared with tumors elsewhere in the body for detection, diagnosis, and therapy. Like other types of cancer, even brain tumor has both benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) kinds. As per the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, there have been at least 150 kinds of brain cancer have been documented [1].