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What is an astrocytoma?
An astrocytoma is a cancer of the brain which originates in astrocytes.
Astrocytoma is a cancer of what body part?
Astrocytoma is a cancer of the brain. Astrocytoma can occur in any person, regardless of age. Low grade astrocytoma is typically found in children and young adults, whereas high grade astrocytoma is typically found in adults.
In which organ could one get an anaplastic astrocytoma?
Anaplastic Astrocytoma is an individual form of Astrocytoma. Because Astrocytoma is a cancer of the brain, it then follows that the brain is the organ that gets Anaplastic Astrocytoma.
What type of brain cancer did Eleanor mondale have?
She was originally diagnosed in 2005 with grade III astrocytoma.
What is xanthoastrocytoma?
Xanthoastrocytoma is a benign form of astrocytoma, a cancer of the brain which originates in astrocytes, a star-shaped brain cell.
What is the most severe form of astrocytoma?
glioblastoma multiforme
Can exposure to asbestos cause astrocytomas?
There is limited evidence linking asbestos exposure to the development of astrocytomas, a type of brain tumor. While asbestos exposure has been associated with other types of cancer such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, more research is needed to establish a definitive link with astrocytomas specifically.
How temozolomide capsules treat anaplastic astrocytoma?
Temozolomide is a kind of medication that is prescribed to patients suffering from brain tumors and skin cancer. Temozolomide works by interfering with the increase of cancer cells and in so doing, slows their growth and multiplication in the body. Constipation is one of the common side effects of this drug. If you get constipated while taking temozolomide(http://www.guidechem.com/cas-856/85622-93-1.html), you can do as the following: Make sure to eat enough fiber; drink enough water; add a magnesium supplement; add 30 minutes of exercise to your day; consult a doctor.
How do you pronounce pilocytic astrocytoma?
It is pronounced "pie-low-SIT-ik as-tro-SYE-toh-muh."
What are the physical symptoms of end stage Pylocytic Astrocytoma brain tumor?
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What kind of cancer does Senator Ted Kennedy have?
Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant glioma or gliobastoma. To clarify what the answer above stated "Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant glioma or gliosblastoma", a malignant glioma and a glioblastoma are not necessarily one in the same. A glioblastoma is actually a type of glioma. There are other gliomas, such as an astrocytoma. The term "glioma" just means that the tumor has arisen from "glial" cells.
What is the medical term meaning malignant tumor of neuroglial cells?
glioblastoma [gli″o-blas-to´mah]any malignant astrocytoma; a rapidly growing tumor, usually of the cerebral
