Brain cancer is a disease in which cancer cells form in the brain which leads to the formation of tumors. These tumors can directly affect many essential functions of the brain including those relevant to memory, muscle control and feeling or sensation. Not all brain tumors are cancerous but the ones that are made up of cancerous cells are called malignant tumors. When a tumor is made up of cells that are not cancerous they are referred to as benign and usually do not cause any problems. Early symptoms of brain cancer may include things like difficulty walking, frequent loss of balance, difficulty talking or hearing, nausea, loss of appetite, memory loss, weakness, changes in eyesight, vomiting, headaches and motion sickness. Some other symptoms that may be noticed are changes in a person’s  [...]

Childhood liver cancer or hepatoma is an atypical disease that commences in the liver which is among the largest organs responsible for a host of functions like converting food into energy, purifying and storing blood. The two cancerous forms originating in the liver are: hepatoblastoma and hepatocellular cancer – that are categorized according to the microscopic appearance of the cancer cells. Hepatoblastoma is prevalent among below three-year-old infants and could be due to the presence of an anomalous gene. Infants from families that have blood relations carrying a gene associated to a particular form of colon cancer could be more prone to developing this form of cancer. Hepatocellular cancer is detected among infants from delivery onwards till nineteen years of age. Infants that  [...]