Is a brain tumor dangerous?

Cancer generally is dangerous as it is all about an uncontrollable increasing growth of the cells. Brain tumor which can also be known as brain cancer is dangerous and more dangerous depending on the type of brain tumor that is afflicting your health. Brain tumor will cause an enlargement of them brain and is always accompanies with severe pain, severe headache, personality or behavior changes and difficulty in balance.

Tumors that originate from the brain is called primary and it occurs when there is mutation of brain cells and it results to an uncontrollable increase of the cells and these cells don't die thereby leading tumor. Different types of primary brain tumor are Malignant and Benign. Malignant brain tumor is the most dangerous because it invades the brain totally but they don't spread outside the brain. Secondary brain tumor results when other types of cancer in the body extend to the brain.