Lenora JonesTechnology in Nursing

April 23, 2011Christine Bauer

BRAIN TUMORS

PREVALENCE

• Idaho: ranked 42 out of 50 for highest incidence rates

• (Centers for Diseasee Control and Prevention, n.d.)• New cases of brain tumors in 2010 in the

United States: 22,020• Deaths in 2010 in the United States due

to brain tumors: 13,140

Hyperplasia

An altered cell divides

in an uncontrolled

manner which

results in an excess of

cells in that region. Cells

have a normal

appearance but there are too many of them.

DysplasiaCells change genetically. They no longer look normal or function normally.

Carcinoma in situ

Cells are dysfunctional, but have not invaded surrounding tissues. If caught in this stage, most cancer is curable.

Cancer In The Mak ing

National Cancer Institute

• Surgery• Radiation• Steriotactic

surgery• Chemotherapy

TREATMENT

Florida Hospital

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Research

• Accuracy of PET scans• Many clinical trials and studies

on Temozolomide• Florescence guided surgery

REFERENCES

Centers for Diseasee Control and Prevention. (n.d.). U.S. cancer statististics: An interactive altas. Retrieved from

http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DCPC_INCA/DCPC_INCA.aspx Florida Hospital. (2006). Gamma knife center. Retrieved from

http://www.gamma-knife-surgery.com/ MrsGerbera. (2010). YouTube. My Awake Craniotomy www.sarahsbrainchild.blogspot.com/. Retrieved from

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFXJtOpV22s&feature=youtu.be National Cancer Institute. (2005). Understanding cancer series: cancer. Retrieved from http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/page21