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How can breast cancercause problems in her brain? There are molecular similarities between brain cellsand tumor cells. Paraneoplastic syndromecauses the body's own antibodies to get thrown off track. They end up attacking the braininstead of the tumor. So, if you do find a tumor,what do you do? We treat theunderlying malignancy. Once there's no tumor to attack, there's nothing for the antibodiesto get confused about. - If the tumor's treatable.- Exactly
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How can breast cancer cause problems in her brain
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There are molecular similarities
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between brain cells and tumor cells
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Paraneoplastic syndrome causes the body's own antibodies
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to get thrown off track
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They end up attacking the brain instead of the tumor
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So if you do find a tumor what do you do
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We treat the underlying malignancy
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Once there's no tumor to attack
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there's nothing for the antibodies to get confused about
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If the tumor's treatable Exactly
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An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.
