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Brain Tumors (The Vile Parasites): Do Sex differences affect Brain tumor Biology?

Note: This blog is written in honour of all Brain Tumors Patients and Brain Tumor Day. World Brain Tumor Day is observed on June 8 every year to raise awareness and educate people about brain tumors. It was first observed in 2000 by the German Brain Tumor Association. Introduction: Despite its little mass (1.4 kilograms), and its gooey jelly like components, it is the most complex and important body organ. It produces every creative thought, inspires every brush stroke, and ignites inspiration for every musical piece that has been or will be composed. It holds every recollection, significant or not, joyful or melancholic , old or new. In this mini-goo like structure, a world of hundreds of billions of neurons(nerve cells) exists, each having a certain job in this huge however small world. Can you guess what it is? Yes, it’s the Brain ! Brain  Tumors: What are these foul parasites? However, lurking in the shadows is a parasite that is waiting to feast on the complex and pheno