95 percent of brain tumours are acquired, say Hyderabad doctors

Explaining the significance of brain tumour awareness, Dr Rajesh Alugolu, consultant Neurosurgeon from Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad, told Siasat.com, “Brain tumours may affect seemingly normal patients. They may experience sudden headaches, motor deficiency. The tumour is likely to occur, and there is a treatment for these.”

Depending on the severity, tumours can be treated through surgery, radiotherapy, biopsy or chemotherapy. “One must not panic and give in in case they develop brain tumours. There are certain support groups for patients which could assist in the post-surgery care,” the neurosurgeon explained.Explaining the causes of brain tumours, the neurosurgeon said that the causes are multifactorial and the most important cause is the mutation in genes, including chemoprotective and chemo-susceptible genes. “Brain tumours run in families, there are environmental factors which impact the genetic make-up of a person. In actuality, the brain is distant from any of the toxins that our body is exposed to,” Alugolu explained.

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