Is brain cancer genetic?

Brain cancer which can also be called brain tumor is a cancerous or non-cancerous growth of abnormal cells in the brain. Brain cancer is found to also be caused by genetics. There are two types of brain cancer, one is primary and the other one is secondary. The primary one is the genetic caused brain cancer.

This is when the brain cells acquire errors or mutations in their DNA and this cause brain cell to divide and grow at an uncontrollable increasing rate. This condition makes the brain cells not to die as against how healthy brain cells die and this also cause the cells to form tumor in the brain. The secondary brain cancer occurs when an individual is suffering from other types or forms of cancer in the body and extend to the brain. This secondary type is very common to people who has history of cancer. Brain cancer is found to be inherited and it happens to people who has a family history of brain cancer or genetics syndrome that increase the chances of having brain tumor