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Brain Cancer

Dad has glioblastoma stage 4
My dad is 66 and was recently diagnosed with glioblastoma stage 4. They were able to remove his tumor but they say it grows back aggressively and quickly. He is in rehab right now and we hope he will be back home within the week before he begins chemo. We are hoping for a year left with him. No doctor has given him a set…
Ependymoma Grade II
My son is 13.5 old, has been diagnosed with Ependymoma Grade II. He had his surgery in February and radiation Therapy for 6 week has been done. He is doing fine after that but I am very concerned about his future health. Can anybody guide with some tips for care?
Looked like MS, but now more like tumors
My vision is terribl... waiting on lumbar puncture results which yielded initial high spinal fluid and lots of white blood cells.... they are sure I don't have an infection. several rounds of IV steroids have helped with the swelling in my brain, but the demyelination is still there. Of of course I don't have a diagnosis…
Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma with anaplastic features
Any info on treatment greatly appreciated my daughter is only 26 and has been given not much encouraging hope
Astrocytoma support
My 19 year old daughter just had surgery Wednesday to remove a tumor on her left lobe close to her motor strip. We found out yesterday that is a astrocytoma grade 3. The Doctor is 95% confident he got all the tumor but we will be starting chemo and radiation in 2-4 weeks after her head heals. I'm in shock, I've cried,…
Grade III Astrocytoma inoperable - help please
Hello, My husband was diagnosed with grade 3 astrocytoma and it is inoperable. It has spread throughout the brain, the two hemispheres and the corpus collosum. He is due to start RT and chemo. He has been unresponsive to steroids so far. Can someone please give me hope that we can beat this. Do people make it without…
Pathology Report Help
Good morning. This is my first time to post and I'm hoping I can get some help :) My dad had his first surgery 7 years ago and was diagnosed with Oligodendroglioma. He had a second surgery about a month ago with a different surgeon to remove part of the tumor that had grown significantly since his last MRI a year ago.…
Inoperable glioma anaplastic astrocytoma brain stem grade 3
My close friends was diagnosed with 2 tumors in June. Drs removed one through surgery; however, the one left is on the brain stem and is inoperable. He will be starting chemo and radiation in a week. Since his diagnosis and surgery he has deteriorated. Can hardly walk, left side is almost useless and left eye is crooked…
Cannnabis oil treatment
60 yr old male with 2 wk old diagnosis of Stage IV cancer - primary - lung (4.3 cm), secondaries brain & liver. Need aggressive & immediate treatment and advise of how to proceed with cannibis oils CDV oils and any process where the liver makes the oils attacked the cancer and kill the cells or cells destruct themselves.…
Glioblastoma Multiforme (grade 4)
Hello, I was dissappointed to see no posting in this forum. Does anyone looking in, have any information about this menacing tumor. My brother has just survived surgery and a big part of the tumor was removed. This was a primitive cell and may respond well to radiation. Has anyone had any experience with Chemo and what…
Does This Sound like a Brain Tumor?
Hi everyone. I'm new to the site so not sure how this works but... I've been having weird symptoms happening to me for almost a year now. I'm 23 years old and sometime last year my first symptom was vertigo. I began getting vertigo almost everyday to the point that I had to leave momentarily during school exams, it was…
1982 Brain Tumor - Late Effects Radiation
Hi Everyone - I feel I first must apologize in advance, as I know my introductory experience will be lenghty since it's been going on for decades, but I do feel it's important information, especially if someone else has had a similar experience. I'm new to this site, but am happy I learned of it. I've read several stories…
Any survivors of inoperable Anaplastic Astrocytom Grade III?
My Anaplastic Astrocytoma Grade III cannot be resected due to the location where it is, that makes me very depressed but the Drs here say they treat those tumors with Chemo and Radiation and people can live many years like that ( 5 + ) Still, Im scared and pass all day thinking and praying that my tumor could be resected…
Brain Tumor
Come on, I need some help with these types of brain tumors, that my son has. Lymphoma and glioblastoma, betty2
Long term anaplastic astrocytoma survivors
Any anaplastic astrocytoma survivors going on 30+ years post diagnosis? (Diagnosed in early 80s) How are you doing? What isssues are you dealing with? What are you watching out for?
Treatments
My husband was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme on June 15, 2017. We went to see the Dr on July 11, 2017 and he said he wanted to have a Functional MRI done to see if the mass can be operated on. The MRI is scheduled August 23rd. He is currently taking the Steroids and Anti-Seizure Meds, but how long after the…
Cargiving husband with brain cancer
Does anyone have any experience to share? I'm in month five and am struggling. Glioblastoma grade 4. Craniotomy, radiation, temodar and avastin. Still on decadron and walking is very limited and only with a walker.
Glioblastoma- lack of symptoms?
Hi- My 77 year old mother just passed away 3 months ago from Glioblastoma. Now that time has passed I am more and more confused about her death because she had no real symptoms (at least that she told me about). She was found unconscious, rushed to the hospital and died 3 days later. We tried to get her to surgery (which…
spinal astrocytoma
has anyone had experience with a Grade 3 astrocytoma in the spine? I was dx'd a year and a half ago, had 30 radiation treatments, was on temodar for a year, took a short break and am back on it now. I would appreciate hearing about anyone else's experience.
Anaplastic Astrocytoma G3 in the Spinal Cord
Hi, My father was diagnosed in Dec 2008 with anaplasic astrocytoma in his spinal cord. He'd had symptoms all year that started with a numbness in his feet which crept all the way up to his rib cage. Initially the neuro called it neuropathy, but it didn't relate to anything and it kept progressing. In August 2008, when he…
Father with Stage IV Glioblastoma - extreme anger issues, paranoia
Hi everyone, my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in January after initially having a seizure in November. A little backstory, my dad has had anger issues since I was a child. The smallest thing could cause him to fly into a fit of rage, whether it was someone not answering his phone call or being 15 minutes late…
Muscle twitching
My father is 56 yo and Here is the summary of events: Diagnosis: January 8, 2013. GBM Grade 4 (37 mm x 22 mm x 10 mm) Left frontal lobe Biopsy results: EFAP: Positive, Cytokeratin (AE1/AE3) Negative, p53: (1+), KI-67: %28 Surgery: January 24, 2013. Established mass was tracked down to ventricular holes and completely…
Anyone Still On Here From 2009,2010,2011 with Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma Grade 2,3?
Looking for survivors from when I first joined this site in 2010 with the same tumor as my husband? Anyone out there? I would like to hear how things are going.
My mother was diagnosed with lung cancer and then brain mets
Hello, I'm from Bangkok, Thailand and 2 years ago, my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. (The information I'm writing might not be in detailed). After surgery and chemotherapy, she did a PET scan where it showed no signs left of cancer, we were so relieved. Unfortunately, after 6 months, with a follow up of PET scan, a…
I'm trying to prolong his life... GBM gradus IV
Hello My father has brain cancer. Glioblastom multiforme in corpus callosum, gradus IV. (butterfly) The tumour's location is in the center of the brain, is not possible to perform the operation. After consulting Doctors Advisory Board, as a therapy in the treatment suggested the Chemotherapy and Radiation therapy. (Due to…
GBM - WHO Grade IV, patient needs your help!
On June'15 my brother was been diagnosed with a Brain Tumour (GBM IV). The tumour's location is on the left frontal lope, it was about 7 cms. big. Later on there was a resection surgery done, followed by 1 month of radiation therapy & 1 year of chemotherapy (TMZ). At present he has finished his chemotherapy, and has been…
Father with Stage IV Glioblastoma - very angry
Hi All, I'm new to the discussion board, but am hoping for some help as I am feeling very alone and frustrated. My dad was diagnosed about 5 weeks ago with stage four glioblastoma. The tumor a butterfly glioma that spreads across his frontal lobes; this effects personality and emotion. My dad has always been a lover not a…
How is everyone?
I've found myself here like many of you have. MRI on March 12th straight to crainiotomy on March 13, 2017 for a total gross removal of a 7cm tumor on my right frontal lobe. Pathology came back mostly grade II at first, but the center contained grade III A.A. and turned our world upside down. I will admit I have laid in bed…
9 year survivor testimony.
Hello, I am new here. This is a very painful topic for me to discuss, but I need to practice for a testimony I will be doing at my church. When I was 15 in 2007 I had it all going for me..I was young, funny, full of life, and had many friends to hang out with. I had decided to set an affrimation for my sophomore year; I…
My Cancer Experience: Germinoma Brain Tumor
Hi everyone, my name's Lewis. About four years ago, I was diagnosed with and underwent treatment for brain cancer. Fortunately, the treatment was successful with few long-term side effects. I am writing this in hopes that those who are currently battling cancer may stay hopeful and confident in their battle. In 2012, I was…

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