In severe cases, the tumors may affect vision or hearing.
The tumor and its microenvironment affect the fate of one another.
Perhaps that tumor on the neck had affected her brain.
But the tumor affected the part of the brain that controls her emotions.
According to them, a tumor could affect someone's propensity for violence.
Even in benign cases, pituitary tumors can affect cognitive, behavioral and emotional changes.
Peter was a great man, but the tumor affected his mind.
Pineal tumors can affect sexual development, but the effecting mechanism has yet to be established.
If the tumors affect both hearing nerves, it is often because of a genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis.