After 10 years of teaching Food and Nutrition at the high school level, I’ve taken this school year off to recover from my brain tumor surgery. My journey has led me to a place where my calling is now to work withbrain tumor patients, focusing on those with benign meningioma brain tum...
The three most common types of brain tumors in adults that can cause vision problems include: Pituitary adenoma: Can cause a type of partial blindness in which vision is lost in the outer half of both the right and left visual field (bitemporal hemianopia) Meningioma: Can cause partial or ...
A recentMarch 2024 study published in BMJfound that Depo-Provera may be linked to a higher risk of developing a type of noncancerous brain tumor calledmeningioma. According to researchers, Depo-Provera users had a 5.6-fold increase in the risk of developing meningioma. It’s important to note...
The common site of meningioma is along the surface of the brain and meningioma forms along the dura mater which is the outemost layer of tissue which covers and protects your brain and your spinal cord. The dura mater is also one of three layers which form the meninges. ...