• Question: What is a brain tumour?

    Asked by emmagrace to Dalya, Derek, Sarah, Tim, Tom on 20 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Tim Millar

      Tim Millar answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      A tumour in the brain is similar to other tumours except that it is made up of brain cells. Cancers of the lung or breast are made of lung or breast cells.

    • Photo: Sarah Thomas

      Sarah Thomas answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      I agree with Tim’s explanation. The reason why brain tumours are so dangerous is because there is a limited amount of space inside your skull, so as the tumour starts to grow, it puts pressure on your brain. Also your brain is essential for most of your daily functions so if these parts of your brain are affected it can stop you from being able to perform simple tasks. Also it can be difficult to treat because of all the delicate brain tissue near to the tumour.

    • Photo: Derek McKay-Bukowski

      Derek McKay-Bukowski answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      A tumour is any abnormal swelling. So a brain tumour is a swelling that occurs inside the brain. Note that although sometimes associated with cancer, tumours are not necessarily cancerous.

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