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Showing posts with label meningiomas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meningiomas. Show all posts
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Brain Tumour Research
Wife & Mother goes extra mile for Brain Tumour research fundraising:
Watch the following video clip:
http://video.stv.tv/bc/news-20110415-brain2/
Watch the following video clip:
http://video.stv.tv/bc/news-20110415-brain2/
Sunday, July 13, 2008
My Birthday
It was my birthday on 30th June and although normally this would be nothing too exciting to write home about, I am willing to share with you that it was my 50th Woo Hoo!!
Birthdays and anniversaries come and go and we either sing and shout or hide away for the day. I celebrated in the normal fashion but didn't go over board because I have an even bigger anniversary coming up next week and I really do want to sing and shout about that:
July 19th will be two years since I had my Brain Tumour Removed!
I certainly think that is worth a laugh!
Check back into my blog on Monday 14th and I'll give you a preview into my life two years ago.
Bye for now
Lynda
Birthdays and anniversaries come and go and we either sing and shout or hide away for the day. I celebrated in the normal fashion but didn't go over board because I have an even bigger anniversary coming up next week and I really do want to sing and shout about that:
July 19th will be two years since I had my Brain Tumour Removed!
I certainly think that is worth a laugh!
Check back into my blog on Monday 14th and I'll give you a preview into my life two years ago.
Bye for now
Lynda
Friday, June 20, 2008
So What is a Meningioma?
Well, put simply, it is a tumor of the Meninges.
Where are the Meninges? The Meninges are membranes that protect our brain and spinal cords. They consist of thin sheets of body tissue and act as a protective shield to our brains and spinal cords.
Nobody has yet come up with a conclusive reason as to why they occur and research continues to unravel the mystery. Certain possibilities have been put forward, such as mobile phone usage and hormone replacement therapy recently, but as yet nothing is a certainty.
Research so far has concluded that meningiomas make up nearly 1 in 5 of all primary brain tumours, they are most common in women (A strike for me) and they are most likely to be found in people middle aged and older (Another strike for me - middle aged I mean!). Not a lot to go on really considering this affects a large proportion of the human race.
Meningiomas tend to favour the cerebral hemispheres of the brain but can start in any part of the brain or spinal cord.
On the positive side (the side I obviously favour), malignant meningiomas are VERY rare. Most meningiomas are benign (non cancerous) and grow slowly and the cells do not spread from the original site. It is often possible to completely remove meningiomas with surgery but it depends on the location and accessibility.
Until next time - Enjoy Today.
Where are the Meninges? The Meninges are membranes that protect our brain and spinal cords. They consist of thin sheets of body tissue and act as a protective shield to our brains and spinal cords.
Nobody has yet come up with a conclusive reason as to why they occur and research continues to unravel the mystery. Certain possibilities have been put forward, such as mobile phone usage and hormone replacement therapy recently, but as yet nothing is a certainty.
Research so far has concluded that meningiomas make up nearly 1 in 5 of all primary brain tumours, they are most common in women (A strike for me) and they are most likely to be found in people middle aged and older (Another strike for me - middle aged I mean!). Not a lot to go on really considering this affects a large proportion of the human race.
Meningiomas tend to favour the cerebral hemispheres of the brain but can start in any part of the brain or spinal cord.
On the positive side (the side I obviously favour), malignant meningiomas are VERY rare. Most meningiomas are benign (non cancerous) and grow slowly and the cells do not spread from the original site. It is often possible to completely remove meningiomas with surgery but it depends on the location and accessibility.
Until next time - Enjoy Today.
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