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Brain Cancer Definition
Common names:
  • Brain Cancer
  • Cancer Brain
  • Cancer of the Brain
  • Malignant Tumor of the Brain
A person with brain cancer has a growth of abnormal cells in the brain that multiply out of control. These cells can form tumors and spread to other parts of the body. Images

Cancer that originates in other tissues can also spread to the brain. Images

Cancers that spread to the brain include:
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Last Updated: Aug 8, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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