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posted by Mul1974
13 June 2021

Hair loss

Hi my wife starts her Radiation and oral chemotherapy tomorrow she’s very worried about hair loss can anybody please confirm that you do loose all your hair on this regime or you don’t Were getting mixed reports thank you all
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posted by Mul1974
25 May 2021

Grade 4 Astrocytoma

Last reply: 26 May 2021 17:00
Hi my wife (51) was diagnosed only last week looking for what lies ahead for me and my wife ?
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posted by Ger
15 November 2008

Malignant brain tumour

Last reply: 17 July 2010 08:13
Is there anyone out there who has or is living with a Oligodendroglioma upper grade 3 ( Malignant & aggressive brain tumour) Please get in touch Ger
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posted by Frodobaby
13 May 2013

Travel insurance after brain tumour

Last reply: 16 May 2013 14:40
Hi , heading away in a couple of weeks and am finding it extremely hard to get insured. I understand il pay a hefty premium but i need it. Has anyone any history with this? Or any recommendations? And also has anyone just gone with the policy that just doesn't cover your pre existing illness, did it work out ok? Cheers, Ian.
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posted by gbmgav
24 May 2012

GBM patients intereseted in a discussion ?

Last reply: 01 July 2013 16:27
Hi I'm a male brain tumour patient since 2007.I am a GBM patient since May2011, I've had 4 crainiotomys to date, conventional fractionated RT in 2009,sterotactic Radiosurgery in Nov 2011. I attempted chemotherapy(Temodal) in June 2011 and I have just started a re attempt with it again this week, in the hope my blood results are better to allow me to stay on it for more than 1 cycle this time. I have had a reoccurence since the STRS in Nov2011 and am also suffering from what my consultants are suggesting is Radiation necrosis damage, My left sides upper and lower limb movement is getting drastically worse week by week since the STRS. just wondering if there are any GBM patients or carers out there who have similar stories or had similar experiences they might be willing to share.
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posted by healthytips
23 October 2008

How to Treat Brain Cancer

The brain is a soft, spongy mass of tissue. It is protected by the bones of the skull and three thin membranes called meninges. Watery fluid called cerebrospinal fluid cushions the brain. This fluid flows through spaces between the meninges and through spaces within the brain called ventricles. Drugs that shrink tumors in other parts of the body often fail when we apply them to brain cancer, in part because so little of the drug permeates the blood-brain barrier and in part because the drugs indiscriminately attack healthy and cancerous cells, so we're limited to lower doses,"" said Sampson, a neurosurgeon at the Duke Brain Tumor Center. ""Directly infusing drugs into the tumor cavity allows us to blanket the area with much higher concentrations of the drug - without causing toxicity -- than we would be able to with intravenous chemotherapy."" Brain tumors that result from this transformation and abnormal growth of brain cells are called primary brain tumors because they originate in the brain. The purposes of surgery are to confirm that the abnormality seen on the brain scan is indeed a tumor and to remove the tumor. If the tumor cannot be removed, the surgeon will take a sample of the tumor to identify its type. In some cases, mostly in benign tumors, symptoms can be completely cured by surgical removal of the tumor. Your neurosurgeon will attempt to remove the tumor when possible. Gliadel wafers are implanted into the cavity left in the brain after surgical removal of the brain tumor. The wafers deliver the active drug carmustine directly to the affected area of the brain. Depending on the size of the cavity, 7 to 8 wafers are implanted. Each wafer is 1.45 cm in diameter, 1mm thick and contains 7.7 milligrams of carmustine -- resulting in a 61.6 mg dose when eight wafers are implanted. Neurologists and other brain tumor treatment team member’s work together to determine the treatment approach that best meets the each individual's needs. Because new treatments continually develop, several options may be available for patients at different points in their treatment. The pros and cons of each option are discussed in detail during treatment planning. The treatment plan may include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Doctors must balance removing as much of the tumor as possible without harming healthy brain tissue. In many cases, the patient is brought back to consciousness while vital areas, such as those controlling speech, are worked on, according to medical experts. Malignant brain cancer is one of the most lethal types of cancer in adults and is the second leading cause of cancer death in children. Many current ways of treating the disease fail to provide long-term management because they ineffectively target tumor cells and harm the health and vitality of normal brain cells. The three major types of conventional brain cancer treatment are surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. In brain cancer treatment surgery if the neurosurgeon cannot remove the tumor, they will still take a biopsy and examine it to decide on other brain cancer treatment options. Moreover, patients who undergo brain cancer treatment at Cancer Treatment Centers of America work closely with a team of our cancer experts to determine the appropriate brain cancer treatment plan. Article Author: Peter Hutch Article Source: Depositarticles.com
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