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Treatments for Brain Tumors by Ricker Polsdorfer, MD

Brain Tumor

The first option for the treatment and management of brain tumors involves surgery. This is used both to establish a diagnosis as well as for therapeutic benefit. If surgery is not possible or does not completely remove the tumor, radiation and chemotherapy may be used.

Treatment involves the following:

References:

Brain tumor. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php . Updated May 28, 2013. Accessed June 4, 2013.
Brain tumor. National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/brain . Accessed June 4, 2013.

Last reviewed June 2013 by Mohei Abouzied, MD; Michael Woods, MD

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Treatments for Brain Tumors by Ricker Polsdorfer, MD

Brain Tumor

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