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Brain Cancer
Archives for February 2015
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Gliosarcoma
Dear All, My friend (37 years old) was diagnosed with GLIOSARCOMA two and a half years ago. This is a quick rundown on what happened: - He is 37 (35) then. - He was in good health until this incident - about 2.5 years ago one day after lunch he complained about headache. - the headache became severe and by evening he was…
Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to those who've alerted us to the spamming from earlier today, and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. While we have security measures in place, we can't prevent all spam. We are currently working on measures to try and block this. If you received a message, please do not respond or…
First MRI since chemo/radiation- share good news
Hi everyone. Just wanted to share some good news. I was diagnosed with AAIII in November 2014. I underwent surgery and recently completed radiation/chemo. I had MRI yesterday. Everything looks good! My oncologist would like to continue treating this aggressively and start chemo in March. Like most of us, I will be treated…
brain tumors
Ok, so my cousin just found out he has a brain tumor and went in after the swelling went down and had surgery. He ended up finding out that he has a very rare type of cancer...especially for adults. It is Teratoid/Rhabdoid(at/rt). It is usually found in babies and toddlers. Well, he in 34 years old and I have tried to…
My mother has Glioblastoma Stage 4 Cancer
I am in desperate need of help and understanding. My mother was diagnosed October 2014 with stage 4 Glioblastoma Brain cancer. There were two tumors, one they removed part of, and another they tried to treat but looks as though now has doubled in size. She cannot drive, has memory lose, and some of her motor skills and…
CNS Lymphoma newly diagnosis-ed need only 27, need to know your treatments
Hi, Posting for another, just diagnosis-ed with CNS Lymphoma, with comprised immune system. Where are the specialist, where are you being treated. Anyone use Penn, what did you think of the doctors ? This rare cancer, is going to be a rollacoaster, any insites would be appreciated. Thanks Jay