Brain Cancer from Mets Breast Cancer

Ginny_B
Ginny_B Member Posts: 532
edited October 2022 in Brain Cancer #1
I am on the EC forum because of my mom's resent diagnosis, but my SIL has been diagnosed with brain cancer from her ongoing battle with breast cancer, so I find myself on this forum too.

Two spots on the brain (eye and ear areas) that are too dangerous to operate on. She will be undergoing whole brain radiation treatment soon. Chemo will stop during this treatment and will begin when it's completed.

I don't even know what questions to ask! If there is anyone with any info on this type of brain cancer I'd sure like to hear from you. One question I have is - is there a name for brain cancer that came from breast cancer?

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  • 4theloveofmysis
    4theloveofmysis Member Posts: 248
    #2
    Mets
    If the cancer came from any where else in the body it is called metastaic cancer (Mets)One of the places breast cancer spreads to.I hope your mom does well.
  • Ginny_B
    Ginny_B Member Posts: 532
    #3
    4theloveofmysis said:

    Mets
    If the cancer came from any where else in the body it is called metastaic cancer (Mets)One of the places breast cancer spreads to.I hope your mom does well.

    My sis-in-law has the mets
    My sis-in-law has the mets brain cancer. My mom has esophageal cancer. I have learned a lot about EC from the EC forum. New to the Brain Cancer forum. I want to learn all I can about Mets Brain Cancer.
  • janie560
    janie560 Member Posts: 42
    #4
    Ginny_B said:

    My sis-in-law has the mets
    My sis-in-law has the mets brain cancer. My mom has esophageal cancer. I have learned a lot about EC from the EC forum. New to the Brain Cancer forum. I want to learn all I can about Mets Brain Cancer.

    how does it spread to the brain?
    does it spread through the lymth nodes. Had her breast cancer spread to the nodes.
  • Gliomy
    Gliomy Member Posts: 2 *
    #5

    My daughter has been diagnosed with Glioblastoma IV in the left frontal lobe. Surgery to remove the “plum size” tumor was removed. Due to possible fringes of the tumor left behind in the tumor area, she is undergoing 6 weeks of radiation and 6 weeks of oral chemotherapy. She will have an MRI to check on treatment results.

    She is able to talk and walk. She has full cognitive ability.

    Has anyone here gone through this personally or with a loved one. What can we expect with this type of treatment outcome?

    Any input would be helpful.

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