Stage 3 Brain Cancer

jtexan2012
jtexan2012 Member Posts: 2
in Brain Cancer #1
My best friend had brain surgery to remove a tumor that was the size of a softball from his frontal lobe. Tney just got the test results back today and they said it was a stage 3 and that they are going to start radiation next week, followed by chemotherapy. If anyone here has had this, or knows someone who has.. let me know your experiences good OR bad. In all honesty... what are his chances? Don't sugar coat it, please be realistic and honest if you do respond to this. Thank you in advance.

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  • jtexan2012
    jtexan2012 Member Posts: 2
    #2
    Also, he is 23 years old.

    Also, he is 23 years old.
  • 4theloveofmysis
    4theloveofmysis Member Posts: 248
    #3
    jtexan2012 said:

    Also, he is 23 years old.

    Also, he is 23 years old.

    stage 3
    Stage 3, what kind of brain cancer? Thats what makes the diffrence in this.
  • Chris_W
    Chris_W Member Posts: 28
    #4
    jtexan2012 said:

    Also, he is 23 years old.

    Also, he is 23 years old.

    Not as easy as that
    Hi there

    All of us here have either 1st hand experience with brain tumours (like me) or are carers for a loved one. The severity of a grade III all depends on the type of tumour, how much is able to be removed and your friend's response to radiotherapy and chemo.

    Keep up with positive thinking and be there throughout the journey for when you're needed (you will be).
  • Devman
    Devman Member Posts: 5
    #5
    Well your friends journey
    Well your friends journey has just begun, as you can tell by this site everyone has a different story to tell, some better than other's. The size of a softball is a large tumor, how much did they remove? Did he/she have surgery? It sounds like they are going to try to shrink it first?

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