Computerised brain scanning including the latest technique of magnetic resonance imaging has revolutionised the early diagnosis of tumours of the brain and also of their surgical treatment. Surgery if possible is the main method of treatment. Corticosteroids or cortisone given before operation can increase the success rate of surgery in some cases by shrinking the tumour and decreasing the pressure on the brain. Chemotherapy and radiation either separately or together are used with or without associated surgery. Treatment varies depending upon the type and position of the tumour and the use of surgery particularly may not be possible in individual cases.
Complete cures are possible if diagnosed early.
On the other hand some brain tumours are extremely malignant and the outlook grim.