Brain Cancer
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after chemo scalp itch
Please if anyone has some guidance on what product may help with scalp itch. We have just switched to using Johnson/Johnson baby shampoo. If you have had good success with any OTC cream that will give relief please let me know. We have used aquafor and that helps. Hoping to find somethng that works quickly. Wife's hair is…
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gbm 4 side effects
Haven't posted for awhile. Wife had gbm 4 tumor removed on April 28th. Went through radiation and chemo for 42 days. Off for 28 days and then had second treatment of temodar 250 mg. She has been off temodar for a week now, but sleeps most of the day. Eats 3 small meals but then back to bed as she is so tired. Everybody…
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Good MRI, but bad symptoms
Today my daughter got good news about her tumors. The MRI showed decrease tumor activity,but they can not answer why she is doing poorly. Has anyone had this happen. She has slurred speech, loss of appetite, cold legs and hands, bowel accidents, weak legs and a cough. She takes Avastin and no other treatment. She does take…
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Other options with GBM
My son was diagnosed with GBM at the age of 19 in December 2011. He was diagnosed after a massive brain bleed, and had to learn to walk again. He lost the use of his left arm, and walked with a limp as partial muscle signalling was lost from the brain. After underwent chimo and radiation for 6 weeks, then decided to stop…
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Ketogenic Diet Arts Project
Hi. I have a grade 2 low grade astrocytoma and I am using the ketogenic diet to help with my epilepsy. There is also stuff coming out saying that it can help treatment of cancer. Anyway, I am putting together an arts project to celebrate the successes that folks have had with the ketogenic diet. It is free, inclusive and…
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IDH1 Development
Anyone else see this? Pretty exciting. http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=180575#.UkMGNbx5iqQ
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Astrocytoma Grade II Questions
Near the end of July my aunt was diagnosed with an Astrocytoma Grade II right frontal lobe tumor. She had surgery but they couldn't remove all of it because the doctor said it would have left her blind if they had. At this point, radiation is being discussed. Immediately following surgery she had no short term memory at…
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KANZIUS TREATMENT(new treatment for cancer without any side effects)
recently, I just found out that there is an ongoing research about treating cancer without any side effects. I hope that this treatment works because we all need it to. http://www.kanziuscancerresearch.org/ the site's last update said that the research is in it's most critical stage, Getting the fda'a approval for human…
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My dad has brain cancer
Hi, my Dad was diagonsed with a brain tumor Spring 2012. He had surgery, radiation and chemo therpay. He was clear for a couple months until the tumor was back and had spread to other parts of his brain. He is currently on some other kind of treatment. I don't know too much, because I find it hard to talk about and I don't…
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[GBM VI] STOPPING CHEMOTHERAPY - Need Advice PLEASE
Hello all, I was diagnosed with GBM VI in April 2013. Went through surgery and 40 days of chemo + 30 days of Radiation. After doing a lot of research and talking to many about these conventional treatments, I have decided to stop chemotherapy. There are many reasons why I have chosen to stop chemo however I am now starting…
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I HAVE A DREAM...
...that one day we will have a pink heart shape pill that cures all cancers and our biggest complaint will be that it comes only in 6 different flavors. Please, join me in this dream and until then god bless us with nothing but happy hopeful days. Laz
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GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME STAGE FOUR. VIOLENT MOOD SWINGS AND BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES
Hello All, I write this down to you at an un-godly hour at approximately 3 am United Kingdom time!I guess I am up scouring the internets sources on Glioblastoma Multiforme, trying to grasp and understand each fine detail. My name is Ruby, I am 27 years old, but those silly details do not actually matter- but what I am here…