The influencer Anna Grace Phelan He died at age 19 as a result of terminal brain cancer. The announcement was made on Saturday (24) by the American family, which left a message on her account on Tiktok.
was diagnosed in September last year with glioblastomaan aggressive and incurable tumor, and showed his care routine on social networks.
O is a type of cancer that arises with cell growth in the brain or spinal cord. This type of tumor can occur at any age, although it is more common in older adults.
Glioblastoma symptoms include, especially in the morning, nausea and vomiting, confusion or difficulty understanding information, memory loss, behavioral changes, irritability, vision changes, speech difficulty, muscle weakness, balance or coordination problems and seizures.
According to Mayo Clinic, a non-profit organization in medical services and medical-hospital research in the United States, the cause of glioblastoma is not yet known, but among the risk factors are aging, radiation exposure and hereditary syndromes.
How is the diagnosis and treatment done?
Glioblastoma can be detected through neurological examinationwhich verifies the vision, hearing, coordination, strength and reflexes, and by image exams, such as a, computed tomography and PET-scan. Biopsy can also be made to determine whether brain tissue sample cells are cancer and if they are glioblastoma cells.
There is no cure for glioblastoma And, therefore, the treatment aims slow cancer growth and reduce symptoms. In this sense, radiotherapy and chemotherapy can be done as an initial treatment. Surgery for tumor removal is also a treatment option, depending on the case.
Other alternatives include tumor therapy with electric fields (TTF), which uses electricity to damage glioblastoma cells; target therapy, made with medications that attack specific chemicals in tumor cells; and palliative care.
