If you are a brain cancer patient or you have a tumor that is noncancerous but have been informed that brain surgery is an appropriate option when it comes to treating your condition, it is important to know and understand the goals associated with brain surgery. They are as follows:
• Medical professionals want to approach the brain as a whole and not in segments. They know and understand that the brain has to work as a whole, so when performing surgery, they consider the functionality of the organ as one piece and not as segments only.
• Brain surgery professionals will take into consideration that the blood is the main source for abnormal cells to travel to and from the brain. When conducting surgery, the blood will be placed as a priority when it comes to evaluation and treatment.
• Medical professionals have established that the size of the tumor is important in determining how many cells are involved that are considered to be abnormal. For every gram in weight when it comes to a brain tumor, it is believed that there are one billion
abnormal cells involved. It is the goal of the brain surgery specialist(s) to make every attempt to reach and eliminate all of the cells that are considered to be part of the tumor that is being treated.
abnormal cells involved. It is the goal of the brain surgery specialist(s) to make every attempt to reach and eliminate all of the cells that are considered to be part of the tumor that is being treated.
• As the brain surgeon zooms in on each cell that is involved in the tumor, their goal is to kill each of these cells and spare the areas in the brain that are considered to be normal.
By knowing the purpose and intent of brain surgery, you may appropriately prepare for the treatment that you will be experiencing.
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