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  2. Brain metastasis - Wikipedia

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    A brain metastasis is a cancer that has metastasized (spread) to the brain from another location in the body and is therefore considered a secondary brain tumor. [1][2] The metastasis typically shares a cancer cell type with the original site of the cancer. [3] Metastasis is the most common cause of brain cancer, as primary tumors that ...

  3. Brain tumor - Wikipedia

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    Secondary, or metastatic, brain tumors are about four times as common as primary brain tumors, [2] [10] with about half of metastases coming from lung cancer. [2] Primary brain tumors occur in around 250,000 people a year globally, and make up less than 2% of cancers. [3]

  4. Glioblastoma - Wikipedia

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    Glioblastoma, previously known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is the most aggressive and most common type of cancer that originates in the brain, and has a very poor prognosis for survival. [ 6 ][ 7 ][ 8 ] Initial signs and symptoms of glioblastoma are nonspecific. [ 1 ] They may include headaches, personality changes, nausea, and symptoms ...

  5. CNS metastasis - Wikipedia

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    CNS metastasis is the spread and proliferation of cancer cells from their original tumour to form secondary tumours in portions of the CNS. [1] Typically, this progression initiates when tumour cells separate from the primary tumour and insert into the bloodstream or the lymph system via intravasation. [2] Intravasation into the circulatory ...

  6. List of people with brain tumors - Wikipedia

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    Metastatic brain cancer is over six times more common than primary brain cancer, as it occurs in about 10–30% of all people with cancer. [1] This is a list of notable people who have had a primary or metastatic brain tumor (either benign or malignant) at some time in their lives, as confirmed by public information. Tumor type and survival ...

  7. Cancer spread to Jimmy Carter's brain 9 years ago. Here ... - AOL

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    More: Jimmy Carter, America's longest living president, is marking 1 year in hospice care Back then, the treatment was a new addition to the cancer arsenal. Just four years earlier, the Food and ...

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