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Brain cancer is the apex of any brain-related disease because if poorly handled, fatality is almost certain.
A person suffering from brain cancer by nature of the kind of ailment it is, such a person is not even assured of the coming years because of the incurable nature of the disease and the fact that cancer is malignant and can spread to other parts of the brain so rapidly.
But amidst the fears, getting to know the signs in the early stages would always keep you at an advantageous angle.
1. Headaches
Brain cancer-induced headaches are often so serious that they wake you up in the morning and also taking pain relief medications don’t handle or cause any relief from the pain.
2. Weakness
Weakness or numbness in one part of the body or one side of the body such as one side of the face, hand, shoulder and leg in some cases. If you start experiencing this, then it’s almost certain that something has gone wrong with your brain.
3. Seizures or convulsions
Seizures or convulsions even when you have no history of such. If you start having seizures or convulsions even when you have no history of such or anyone in your family, then you should go for a brain cancer examination as that is a telltale sign of the disease.
4. Usual vision changes or difficulty seeing
Vision changes or difficulty seeing with one or both eyes. If the cancerous cells affect the part of the brain that is responsible for vision, you may start having vision changes.
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5. Loss of hearing
Loss of hearing in some cases, though this is less common and usually doesn’t happen till the later stages.
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