Symptoms of a brain tumour are often difficult to diagnose because of their similarity to other common ailments. Due to the importance of early diagnosis for the treatment of brain tumours, researchers are trying to develop new and improved diagnosis methods.
Learn how brain tumours are graded and how brain scans and biomarkers can help brain tumour diagnosis.
With over 130 types of brain tumour, it is also important that you get an accurate diagnosis. This will enable your health team to understand how your tumour is likely to behave and also decide on the best treatment for you. If, following initial tests, your doctor suspects you, or your child, have a brain tumour, they will refer you to a specialist, who will undertake a variety of additional tests to aid in the diagnosis. These will not only confirm whether you have a brain tumour, but also the type and grade.
Read about the methods used to diagnose brain tumours including scans, biopsies, biomarker testing and laboratory analysis.
Brain tumours are graded from 1 to 4 depending on how they are likely to behave. Find out more.
Get details about MRI and CT scans, which can provide a detailed 3-D image of the brain.
Learn how scans are used during diagnosis, as well as for monitoring during and after brain tumour treatment.
Biomarkers may be helpful in predicting how quickly your tumour may grow or how well you may respond to some treatments.
Get information about the prognosis (likely outcome) for specific types of brain tumour.
