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Painless Brain Tumor Treatment - Facts & Relief Even in Advanced Stages

Brain tumor is a deadly disease. The survival rate for 5 years is 75% in primary brain tumors. It is also called brain cancer. The common treatment includes surgery- craniotomy and brain awake surgery, radiation therapy- external beam radiation, and chemotherapy. The new treatment options are immunotherapy and hyperthermia. Radiotherapy is the most effective therapy that lowers the risk of recurrence. A combination of one or two treatments can also be used to kill the cancer cells. Every now and then new treatment options are emerging in treating brain cancer or brain tumor. Immunotherapy is the latest development where a cancer vaccine is used to encourage the immune system to attack tumor cells. Resource Article: Painless Brain Tumor Treatment - Facts & Relief Even in Advanced Stages

Complications associated with bone marrow transplant

  Bone grafting is a complex process with several risks, including:  Nausea Pain Chills Fever Shortness of breath Drop in Blood pressure  Graft-versus-host-disease Graft failure Early menopause Infections Diarrhea or vomiting Mucositis Anemia damage to vital organs Cataracts Bleeding in the lungs, brain, and other parts of the body These complications are short-lived but can cause complications. These complications depends on several factors such as: Age Overall health condition Disease you’re being treated for Type of transplant received   Prices for plant type transplants start at $ 17,000 and are approximately $ 12 million in India. The bone marrow treatment cost  depends on many factors, including the choice of hospital by the patient, the costs of treatment, and care. Read more:  Bone Marrow Transplant - Recovery time & care needed