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Symptoms
Symptoms of a Primary Brain Cancer
Brain cancer symptoms vary depending on where the tumor is in the brain. As the tumor grows, it begins to press on or invade surrounding tissue. Because each area of the brain controls a specific area and function of the body, a brain tumor causes symptoms that affect that area and function.
Headaches and seizures are common symptoms of a primary brain cancer. Other symptoms include:
- Behavior, emotional, mood or personality changes
- Changes in hearing, smell, or taste
- Changes in mental function such as confusion, memory loss, and difficulty solving problems
- Feeling of general illness or lethargy
- Numbness, tingling or other sensory changes
- Personality changes
- Problems with balance and coordination
- Problems with eye movement
- Trouble speaking or understanding others’ speech
- Vision problems such as double vision or worsening vision
- Vomiting with or without nausea
- Weakness in one or more areas of the body
Causes of Primary Brain Cancer
Most primary brain cancer have no known causes. Some factors that can increase your risk of developing primary brain cancer include:
- Previous radiation therapy for brain cancers
- Some inherited conditions such as neurofibromatosis, Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, Li-Fraumeni syndrome and Turcot syndrome
- Exposure to the Epstein-Barr virus (in people with a weakened immune system)
Learn more about the symptoms, causes and risk factors specific to these types of primary brain cancer: