Symptoms of metastatic brain lung cancer

As metastatic brain tumors develop, they can directly damage cells or indirectly affect the brain by causing swelling, increased pressure in the skull…

The risk of lung cancer metastasizing to the brain is most common in small cell lung cancer.

Brain metastases usually occur at stage 4 of lung cancer.

Previously, patients with brain metastatic lung cancer often had a poor prognosis and rapid death.

However, as medicine is increasingly developing along with surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy … has reduced mortality, prolonged the duration of life.

Associate Professor Jonathan Goldma (University of California, USA) shares on Everyday Health (USA) about the warning signs of brain metastatic lung cancer.

Symptoms may vary depending on the location of metastases in the brain such as frequent headaches, especially in the morning after lying down all night.

The person may have difficulty moving due to problems with control or disturbed muscle coordination.

The feeling of being especially tired and sleepy to such an extent that it affects learning, the work of daily activities.

There are also other symptoms such as convulsions; loss of sensation or weakness on one side of the body; nausea, vomiting; poor cognition or memory loss; changes in character, behavior; tired…

Symptoms may vary by type lung cancer and the location of tumors located in the brain.

Some symptoms involve tumors that put pressure on the skull and brain tissue. This condition is usually worse when waking up in the first morning.

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