The Attention Given To Brain Tumors & Their Treatment

By Rob Sutter


Brain tumors and the attention given to them are important factors. I say this because the people who are passionate about the cause are going to donate what they can, whether it's through money or otherwise. In addition, researchers have proven that they can get work done, offering new findings as they work down the road of finding cures this condition. More organizations appear to be giving their time to the matter, though, which means that cures may be found sooner than they would have been otherwise.

An article on NASDAQ spoke about Nuvilex and how it would soon be offering its services to researching and finding cures for brain tumors. More specifically, the organization's branch known as Medical Marijuana Sciences will be focusing on the development of treatments for this condition. These tumors are based on cannabinoids, which inhibit the growth of them both in the medical field as well as in animals. The fact that another organization is offering its services should not go unnoticed by entities like VABC.

The article also went on to cite a few statistics coming from the American Cancer Society. For instance, in 2013, it's been reported that 23,000 would be hindered by brain or spinal tumors and that 14,000 would pass away because of the conditions. As of now, there aren't many solid ways to screen for the tumors, which is unfortunate. There is a silver lining to the story, though, when you consider that these organizations are granting their time to help in terms of awareness and research.

Conditions have to be cured and I believe that glioblastoma tumors are the types that deserve to have the most attention put on them. With a number of drugs that can potentially be used for this cause, chemotherapy and radiation therapy stand as the two most common and utilized forms of putting an end to tumors. These aren't solid, though, and the fact that there is a life expectancy with these remedies only raises the need for cures which will be solid in the long run.

I don't think that there many causes which deserve the magnitude of attention that brain tumors should have. They stand as the most severe sorts of growths but they are also the most common, which undoubtedly makes matters even more difficult. I'm not going to say that treatments are going to come about in simple ways. These tumors are complex and I believe that the medical research in tandem with the support people give it will ultimately see results which are most positive.




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