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Brain tumour (glioma & meningioma)

Tumor cerebri (glioma et meningeoma) · Nádor mozku (gliom a meningeom)

What it is

Primary brain growths; gliomas invade, meningiomas press from outside.

Symptoms & signs

  • Morning headache
  • new seizures
  • one-sided weakness
  • personality change
  • vomiting
  • vision loss

🚩 Get help if…

  • call 112 / 911 now First-ever seizure
  • call 112 / 911 now Headache with vomiting and drowsiness
  • see a doctor soon New headache that is worse lying down or on waking
  • see a doctor soon Slowly growing weakness, change in personality or loss of vision

Where it strikes

Medical treatment

  • Surgical resection
  • radiotherapy
  • temozolomide
  • tumour-treating fields
  • dexamethasone for swelling

Natural & lifestyle

  • Nutrition support
  • exercise as tolerated
  • seizure precautions

Emerging & experimental

  • CAR-T for glioblastoma
  • oncolytic viruses
  • focused ultrasound BBB opening for drug delivery
  • ketogenic adjunct trials

Alternative, off-label & anecdotal

Approaches used outside the guidelines, with what their supporters report and what testing has found so far.

  • Boswellia serrata — a trial reduced brain swelling around tumours after radiotherapy early / small studies
  • Cannabis extract with temozolomide — a small trial suggested longer survival early / small studies
  • Mebendazole — laboratory activity; small trials early / small studies
  • Fenbendazole and ivermectin — anecdotal; no human trials anecdotal / traditional

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