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Brain Cancer
Archives for October 2008
Discussion List
GBM IV
Hi all, I am new to this forum. My husband was dx with a gbm IV 9/07. Since his dx he has had 3 resections, radiation, and temodar. His dr's determined the temodar was not working so they recommended a trial using XL184. There is not much info out there and I am anxious about starting him on it. He is scheduled to start on…
Smell from radiation...
I am in my 2nd week of going through radiation and chemo treatments. They both seem to be going okay so far, however at the last part of my radiation treatment, I get a really bad smell and taste in my mouth. It goes away as soon as my treatment is finished but it almost makes me want to vomit while I'm lying on the table.…
glioblastoma
Hello, My father is a 72 yom who was diagnosed with GBM August 13, 2008. His first symptoms were subtle voice weakness and had some problems with daily crosswords puzzles. The surgeon told the family after biopsy that this was not in area that could be resected. R frontal area close to fissure of R parietal. WE were told…
Grade 3, an anaplastic astrocytoma
My nephew-in-law was diagnosed with an anaplastic astrocytoma, Grade 3, last December. He had surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center, recovery, rehab (very little was required) and 6 weeks of radiation He's recovered great, is back at work and driving. I'm hoping to find someone who has beaten the doctor's timeline diagnosis…
To tell or not to tell
My aunt was diagnosed with lymphoma of the brain. THey removed as much of the tumor as they could. She is still recovering from the surgery. She was on the brain injury ward, then to the acute rehab ward and now off to the oncology ward. My question is this. All she knows is that she has brain cancer and that she needs to…