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Brain Cancer
Archives for December 2003
Discussion List
Are false "negatives" possible?
My husband had rectal cancer and we found in October 2003 that it has spread to his lungs. He had CPT-11 in November and stopped because he suddenly became very delusional about me, thinking I was not his wife. His other memories and functioning is intact, except he complains of increasing back pain. He had a CT-Scan on…
GBM IV astrocytoma PLEASE HELP
My husband (41) has just been diagnosed with GBM astrocytoma (IV) and we are still in shock and horror. The prognosis is not good. It's 2" diameter. One tumor was removed, one is inoperable. We're beginning a case study at U Penn and we have 4 children all under eight years old. 8, 5, 2, 3 months. We need to talk with…
Metastasis Brain Cancer
in May 2002 my husband had surgery for colorectal cancer. It has spread to the lymph nodes so had radiation and chemo for 6 weeks. Then in October he had chemo again for 4 months. In May of 2003 he found the cancer had metastasis to the brain, a large tumor in the cerebellum and a smaller one in the thalamus. He…
update
Hi All!! We have the best news! Jenny had surgery on Thurs the 4th and they got 100% of the tumor!!! TA DA! We are so very blessed. She was awake during the whole process and the dr said it went "smooth as silk". She had the best possible care. I'm sure most of you have heard of Lance Armstrong? The same dr that treated…
Re: Brain cancer(glioblastoma grade IV
Denise, Thanks for responding. That is very encouraging to hear your mother is on her fifth year. What is the gamma knife treatment? I have never heard of it. My mom has been pretty positive up until now. The temodar is costing $4,000 a treatment. She has a medical card that says they paid for the first one now she has to…