<![CDATA[Brain Tumors: Who's Had Them, What The Symptoms Are, And What The X-Rays Look Like (VIDEO)]]>

1.0 link 102665 <![CDATA[Brain Tumors: Who's Had Them, What The Symptoms Are, And What The X-Rays Look Like (VIDEO)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/20/brain-tumors-everything-y_n_102665.html Amid reports that Senator Ted Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor (specifically called "malignant glioma"), here are the answers to some questions you might be asking.

What's malignant glioma?

According to the Mayo Clinic:

Gliomas (primary brain tumors) start in the brain or spinal cord tissue. They can spread within the nervous system but do not spread outside the nervous system. Gliomas can be either benign (slow growing) or malignant (fast growing). Annually, about 17,000 Americans are diagnosed with a...

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