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Brain tumours are becoming more common worldwide, affecting around 3,00,000 people every year. Treatments for brain tumours are constantly advancing, with recent innovations offering less invasive and highly precise options. However, the best approach depends on factors such as the tumour's type, size, and location, along with symptoms, overall health, and personal treatment preferences.
This blog explores the latest brain tumour treatments, including Brain Radiation Therapy, Proton Treatment and Robotic Surgery. These treatments alongside cancer diets can help manage side effects, reduce the risk of recurrence, and improve overall health.
Synopsis
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Stereotactic Radiosurgery is a cutting-edge procedure for treating brain tumours. In this technique, high-dose radiation is directly delivered to the tumour while limiting exposure to surrounding tissues. By focusing radiation on the tumour, it reduces harm to healthy tissues and lowers the risk of infection.
Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery (LINAC): LINAC is a type of Stereotactic Radiosurgery that non-invasively treats both benign and malignant brain tumours. Clinical studies show that LINAC treatments offer better tumour control and improved patient outcomes.
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery: Gamma Knife Radiosurgery is a noninvasive radiation therapy that uses computer-guided planning to treat tumours and conditions of the brain and upper spine. In addition to brain tumours, it is used to treat blood vessel abnormalities, meningiomas, epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia, and other neurological conditions.
Proton Therapy
Proton Treatment uses a focused proton beam to target and destroy tumour cells with high precision. Unlike traditional radiation, protons have unique properties that enable doctors to precisely shape the radiation to match the tumour’s size and contours. This tumour remedy effectively eliminates tumour cells while preserving more surrounding healthy tissue.
Robot-Assisted Brain Tumour Surgery
Robot-Assisted Brain Tumour Surgery is emerging as a breakthrough in Neurosurgery. Using robotic systems, surgeons can access deep brain areas through small incisions, positioning the robot at the skull base to remove tumours. This technique eliminates the need for extensive skull base procedures by allowing surgical instruments to reach the tumour through tiny openings. Hence, it helps in reducing brain retraction and minimising bone removal.
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy
Laser Interstitial Thermotherapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive treatment increasingly used for malignant brain tumours, radiation necrosis, and epilepsy. This technique uses a small laser to destroy unhealthy brain tissue. MRI scanning helps doctors guide the laser and control the tissue temperature in real time. This ensures precise targeting while protecting surrounding healthy tissue.
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a type of treatment that boosts the body's immune system to fight cancer. It can be used with Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy. CAR T-cell Therapy is a form of Immunotherapy that involves collecting a patient’s T cells, modifying them to enhance their ability to identify and attack cancer cells, and then reinfusing them into the body.
Targeted Therapy
Targeted Therapy is a new treatment option for brain tumours. This therapy uses drugs to target specific molecules in cancer cells that control growth and division. By blocking these signals, the drugs stop cancer from spreading while minimising damage to healthy cells.
Targeted Therapies are often combined with other oncological treatments, such as surgery and radiation. However, they are only effective for specific types of brain tumours.
Tumour-Treating Fields (TTFields)
Tumour Treating Fields (TTFields) use painless electrical pulses to disrupt the division of brain tumour cells, slowing their growth and spread. They specifically target highly charged proteins essential for cell division, affecting only rapidly dividing cancer cells while sparing healthy ones.
Conclusion
Brain tumours can be life-threatening if not treated in time. With cases increasing worldwide, researchers are developing advanced treatment options. These innovative treatments offer benefits such as minimal incisions, reduced blood loss, faster recovery, and more. Advanced treatments, combined with a cancer diet, can be a treatment option for brain tumours. To learn more about the latest brain tumour treatments, visit Manipal Hospitals, Bhubaneswar.
FAQ's
Symptoms of brain tumours vary based on size and location and may include impaired vision, loss of balance, seizures, blackouts, headaches, nausea, vomiting, mood or personality changes, fatigue, and drowsiness.
The robotic technique removes the need for major skull base surgery by accessing the tumour through small openings, reducing brain retraction and bone removal. Robotic Surgery offers improved safety and success rates, less pain, and a lower risk of infections and complications.
Common side effects of Stereotactic Radiosurgery include fatigue, hair loss, headaches, skin changes, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea.
Proton Therapy is generally painless, has minimal side effects, and often allows you to resume daily activities soon after treatment.
You can schedule an appointment with a neurosurgeon at Manipal Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, by contacting us or visiting our website.
Visit: https://www.manipalhospitals.com/bhubaneswar/specialities/neurosurgery/
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