Treating brain cancer
Neuro-oncology
Every year, about 23,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with primary brain cancer. In most cases, the cause is not known. Sometimes brain tumors grow and press on areas of the brain affecting our thinking, vision, hearing or movement.
Physicians at Fairview use both common treatments such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy to treat brain cancer. In addition, University of Minnesota Physicians Cancer Care specialists at Fairview employ more innovative therapies such as the Gamma Knife®, fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery and immunotherapy.
When should you call your doctor?
Call your doctor if you experience:
- Frequent headaches, especially those that are more painful when you lie down
- Unexplained vomiting
- Blurred or double vision
- Seizures
- Mental confusion
- Dizziness
- Paralysis on one side of your body
- Difficulty speaking
- Loss of smell or hearing
- Personality change
- Memory loss
For more information
To learn more or to schedule an appointment, call 612-672-7272.
Brain cancer care team
Hematology/Oncology
Neuro-Oncology
Neurosurgery
Oncology
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Our Providers Make the Difference
Fairview features nearly 4,000 providers practicing at over 200 locations throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and beyond. Fairview Clinics, University of Minnesota Physicians and our independent partner clinics provide an exceptional care experience, while lowering the overall costs of health care.
Learn more about services offered at these locations:
- Cancer Services at Fairview Lakes Medical Center
- Cancer Services at Fairview Maple Grove Medical Center
- Cancer Services at Fairview Northland Medical Center
- Cancer Services at Fairview Ridges Hospital
- Cancer Services at Fairview Southdale Hospital
- Cancer Services at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital
- Cancer Services at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
Locations by city:
Burnsville
Edina
Maple Grove
Minneapolis
Princeton
Wyoming
Our Providers Make the Difference
Fairview features nearly 4,000 providers practicing at over 200 locations throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and beyond. Fairview Clinics, University of Minnesota Physicians and our independent partner clinics provide an exceptional care experience, while lowering the overall costs of health care.
