Brain Cancer

by Jeri Freedman

In the United States, between fifteen and twenty people out of every one hundred thousand develop brain cancer every year. When a brain tumor occurs, the ever-growing mass of cells compresses and damages other cells in the brain, interfering with brain function. The tumor pushes brain tissue around, creates pressure by pressing against the bones of the skull, and infiltrates healthy brain tissue and around nerves. Unlike other forms of cancer, which...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1435850114
• ISBN13: 9781435850118
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12