How can brain cancer be prevented?

The risk of many cancers in adults can be reduced with certain lifestyle changes (such as staying at a healthy weight or quitting smoking). read more

The risk of many cancers in adults can be reduced with certain lifestyle changes (such as staying at a healthy weight or quitting smoking). But other than radiation exposure, there are no known lifestyle-related or environmental risk factors for brain and spinal cord tumors, so at this time there is no known way to protect against most of these tumors. read more

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy – Receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) treatment beginning at a young age can reduce your risk for brain cancer. HBOT can also improve cognitive function in survivors of brain tumors. Consuming a diet rich in cancer fighting nutrients is essential to preventing and treating brain tumors. read more

Cancer that begins in the brain (primary brain cancer) is far less common than cancers that begin in other parts of the body. While cancer that starts in the lungs, breast, kidneys or other parts of the body may spread to the brain, primary brain cancer is less likely to spread outside the brain. read more