After a teenager from ‘Children’s Hospital 24/7’ dies from a brain tumor: what are the chances that you will get this? | Health

Seventeen-year-old Mano Bottu from ‘Children’s Hospital 24/7’ died yesterday of a malignant brain tumor, the VRT confirms. Anyone diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor receives a harsh verdict. “Such a tumor no longer heals, we can only try to get it under control,” says Prof. Dr. Johannes van Loon of the UZ Leuven. What are the chances of such a cruel diagnosis? What are the symptoms? And what is the basis? “In the beginning, the symptoms are rather subtle: you forget the way to your appointment, for example.”