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Have You Ever Kept a Health Problem Secret Like TLC's T-Boz
Tionne Watkins is better known to most as T-Boz, and a member of the former girl group TLC. Watkins has been extremely open about the fact that she lives with sickle cell anemia, but I was shocked to hear that she secretly battled a deadly brain tumor that led to a risky surgery.
Watkins discovered the grapefruit-size tumor in 2006 and faced the frustrating challenge of trying to find a doctor who would operate on her.
Brain tumors - primary
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Risk Factors
- Causes
- Prognosis
- Diagnosis
- Common Brain Tumors
- Treatment
- Surgery
- Radiotherapy
- Chemotherapy
- Other Treatments
- Treatment of Complications...
- Resources
- References
- Radiation therapy in children with cancer increases the risk of new brain and spinal cord tumors, suggests a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The risk appears to increase along with the radiation dosage. Children who receive radiotherapy before age 5 are especially at risk for second primary tumors.
- Survivors of childhood brain tumors who received cranial radiotherapy as part of their treatment are at risk for later having a stroke, indicates a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Brain tumor - adults
Overview- Alternative Names
- Definition
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs and tests
- Treatment
- Support Groups
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
- Brain tumor - metastatic (cancer that has spread to the brain)
- Brain tumor - children
Tumor
Overview- Definition
- Alternative Names
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs and tests
- Treatment
- Support Groups
- Expectations (prognosis)
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
- Prevention
Metastatic brain tumor
Overview- Definition
- Alternative Names
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs and tests
- Treatment
- Support Groups
- Expectations (prognosis)
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
Brain tumor - children
Overview- Definition
- Alternative Names
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs and tests
- Treatment
- Support Groups
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
- Brain tumor - metastatic (cancer that has spread to the brain)
- Brain tumor - adults
Spinal tumor
Overview- Definition
- Alternative Names
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs and tests
- Treatment
- Support Groups
- Expectations (prognosis)
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
Pituitary tumor
Overview- Definition
- Alternative Names
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs and tests
- Treatment
- Support Groups
- Expectations (prognosis)
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
- References
Hypothalamic tumor
Overview- Definition
- Alternative Names
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs and tests
- Treatment
- Support Groups
- Expectations (prognosis)
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
- References
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