When you have a tumor headache, does it hurt in one specific spot or in many different spots at different times?
When you feel tumor numbness, is the whole body part numb (eg: whole leg) or a specific part (eg: toe)
Is it easy to get brain tumors from radiography radiations?
Thank you!
chafarm123 said on January 28th, 2010 , 7:46 am
First of all, the symptoms of a brain tumor can vary widely due to location and size, so there cannot be totally hard and fast rules clinically.
Physicians are taught that 90% of headaches are self limiting, which means that then end even without treatment or serious result. The headaches which should receive immediate physician attention are those which are of unusual severity, are accompanied by vomiting, visual disturbances, or changes in movement or posture, etc. Even then, these may well be migraine headaches.
The headaches that physicians have the most concern being "space occupying lesion" related, is a frequent morning headache in the frontal region of the cranium.
Although it is possible to have a slightly higher chance of benign or malignant lesions from excessive radiograph exposure, the radiographs of today deliver a relatively small dose, even when repeated.
If you have concerns about this, why not speak to your doctor about headaches, have a neurological exam, and if he/she feels its indicated, have a CT scan or MRI ?
Very best wishes.