Health Partners Medicare is available in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. Health Partners Medicare Special is available to anyone who has both Medical Assistance from the State and Medicare. Premiums, copays, coinsurance, and deductibles may vary based on the level of Extra Help you receive.
The cause of most brain and spinal cord tumors is not fully understood. But researchers have found some of the changes that occur in normal brain cells that may lead them to form brain tumors. Normal human cells grow and function based mainly on the information contained in each cellâs chromosomes.
Back to TopCauses. Many tumor or cancer types can spread to the brain. Some types of cancers rarely spread to the brain, such as colon cancer or prostate cancer. Growing brain tumors may place pressure on nearby parts of the brain. Brain swelling due to these tumors also causes increased pressure within the skull.