Brain Tumor Awareness Month

Brain Tumor Awareness Month About brain tumors and treatment 500 South Paulina Street Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 942-‐4600 www.rushradiosurgery.com

What is a Brain Tumor? The growth of abnormal cells in the Essues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). •  There are more than 120 diﬀerent types of brain tumors; some are malignant (cancer), many are benign (non-‐cancerous). •  The Central Brain Tumor Registry es?mates 66,290 new cases of primary non–malignant and malignant brain and central nervous system tumors will be diagnosed in the United States in 2012. •  A large number of brain tumors are metastaEc. Metasta?c brain tumors begin as a cancer elsewhere in the body and migrate, or metastasize, to the brain. 500 South Paulina Street Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 942-‐4600 www.rushradiosurgery.com

Symptoms of a Brain Tumor No screening tests exist for early brain tumor detec?on. These tumors can be hard to diagnose some?mes, as their symptoms mimic other diseases. Common symptoms of brain tumors: •  New or increasingly severe headaches •  Changes in vision •  Nausea or vomi?ng •  Abnormal fa?gue •  Tremors or seizures •  Speech problems •  Memory loss •  Personality changes •  Weakness on one side of the body •  Sudden facial paralysis •  Impaired sense of balance and problems with spa?al orienta?on 500 South Paulina Street Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 942-‐4600 www.rushradiosurgery.com

How are brain tumors treated? There are several treatment op?ons available for those diagnosed with brain tumors, including chemotherapy, radia?on therapy, conven?onal surgery and stereotac?c radiosurgery. Radia?on Therapy: Usually a Chemotherapy: Usually administered secondary treatment following surgery. as a secondary treatment following Can be noninvasive or invasive and surgery or radia?on therapy. possibly damage normal cells as well as cancer cells. Conven?onal Surgery: Open surgery can beneﬁt pa?ents with a Stereotac?c Radiosurgery: single metasta?c brain tumor that can Delivers precisely targeted, high-‐dose be safely accessed and who don’t have radia?on to brain tumors and lesions cancer elsewhere in the body. without surgery or seda?on. 500 South Paulina Street Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 942-‐4600 www.rushradiosurgery.com

How can I help? •  Educate Yourself: Learn more about brain tumors and treatment op?ons •  Get Ac?ve: Find a walk, run, or other community event in support of brain tumor research. •  Speak Up: Tweet, update your status, or talk to friends about brain tumor awareness. Visit the Na?onal Brain Tumor Society or the American Brain Tumor Associa?on for more informa?on. 500 South Paulina Street Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 942-‐4600 www.rushradiosurgery.com

Our Center Rush Radiosurgery opened in March 2012 on the campus of Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) in downtown Chicago. The center is a clinical service of RUMC and was developed through a joint venture between the hospital and US Radiosurgery. Rush Radiosurgery is part of Rush’s renowned radia?on oncology program. Rush Radiosurgery frequently treats brain tumors and brain metastases. Call or visit the website to learn more about TrueBeam STx treatment for brain tumors. Medical Director: Dr. Aidnag Diaz Nurse: Felicia Pautsch Connect with us 500 South Paulina Street Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 942-‐4600 www.rushradiosurgery.com

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