{"id":231,"date":"2020-12-23T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T22:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neurotucson.fm1.dev\/oncology\/neuro-oncology\/"},"modified":"2021-09-01T17:31:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T23:31:43","slug":"neuro-oncology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neurotucson.com\/oncology\/neuro-oncology\/","title":{"rendered":"Neuro-Oncology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Center for Neurosciences is the home of Southern Arizona\u2019s only Neuro-Oncologist<\/a>. Neuro-Oncology is the multidisciplinary specialty focused on the diagnosis and treatment of tumors of the brain and spinal cord. Our Neuro-Oncologist works closely with the full range of subspecialists involved in treating these tumors including neurosurgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, neuropathologists and neuroradiologists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tumors affecting the nervous system can arise from the brain or spinal cord (a primary tumor) or can spread to the brain or spinal cord from a tumor that formed in another organ, such as the lung, kidney or thyroid (a metastatic tumor). Brain tumors are much more common than spinal tumors. While some brain tumors may not be cancerous (also called benign), they can still be very dangerous because of their effect on surrounding tissue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the common symptoms of brain tumors are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n