There are two major types of cancerous brain tumours. There is Medullo blastoma, which Dr. Richard Idro, a neuro paediatrician at Mulago Hospital in Kampala says it develops at the back of the person’s brain and it may spread to other parts of the brain. The second type of cancerous brain tumours is ‘gliomas’, which Dr. Michael Muhumuza, a neuro-surgeon at Mulago Hospital says it develops from the supporting cells of the brain known as glial cells.
Dr. Michael Muhumuza says the symptoms, dangers and signs of cancerous brain tumours depend on the location and how it affects the brain.

Doctors define brain as a bonny cage with fixed amount of space. When a tumour develops in the brain, it compresses the brain, causing pressure in it. The increased pressure on the brain causes constant headaches, vomiting, seizures, vision problems and speech problems depending on where the tumour is located on the brain.  One needs a brain magnetic scan or resonance image scan to get a picture of a cancerous brain tumour. Treatment of cancerous brain tumours: cancerous brain tumours in most cases are treated using surgery.

Walakira Nyanzi

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