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| glioblastoma | 11/5/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: A friend of mine was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma. He was also told it was not cancer. ...
A: Glioblastoma (multiforme) is indeed malignant (very much so) but strictly speaking not a cancer ...
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| lung cancer and brain tumor | 11/3/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: We have limited info: 10 days ago b-i-l had tumor removed from base of brain. 3 days ago biopsy, ...
A: Well if this is a small cell lung cancer that has spread to the brain - which happens rather often ...
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| diffuse astrocytoma, AVM, and pregnancy | 11/2/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My 26yr old daughter was dx'd with a diffuse astrocytoma behind her right eye six months ago. ...
A: OK, so it is a grade 2, which IS a slowly growing tumor (grade 1 & 2 are more well behaved and grow ...
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| stage 4 | 11/2/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My friend has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer(brain hemmorage) what are the survival ...
A: Your question is somewhat unclear. Am I to understand that your friend has a cancer somewhere and ...
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| gbm lV | 11/1/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my brother 43 had a stroke on June 17 2007 ,he was in a coma for 3 weeks he then woke up and ...
A: GBM IV tumors usually have a very bad prognosis. It is very doubtful if a stroke - in combination ...
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| Lymphoma Brain Tumor | 10/31/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my father who has been battling non-hodgkins lymphoma for 10 years was diagnosed last week with a ...
A: It may be (brain swelling due to the radiation). Has he been given any corticosteroids against such ...
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| glioblastoma grade IV | 10/29/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My family member was diagnosed with a glioblastoma grade IV in May. She had surgery followed by ...
A: No it is not a typical response. It depends entirely on if and in that case how quickly and to what ...
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| Brain Tumor | 10/29/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My dad this year was 74 years old. Around 3 years ago, my dad has headache and his leg is week ...
A: This is NOT an ordinary brain tumor, this is a pituitary tumor! Neurosurgery of this location is ...
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| Left Parietal Adenocarcinoma | 10/28/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My grandfather was diagnosed with colon cancer in August 2008. He had extensive surgery to remove ...
A: Depends among other things on how much of his tumour that was removed - and how much that remains. ...
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| Left Parietal Adenocarcinoma | 10/28/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My grandfather was diagnosed with colon cancer in August 2008. He had extensive surgery to remove ...
A: Unfortunately his remaining life span can probably at most be measured in some months but may be ...
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| Brain Tumor | 10/28/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My dad this year was 74 years old. Around 3 years ago, my dad has headache and his leg is week ...
A: all depends on what kind of tumour your father has. If it is a malignant brain tumour his prognosis ...
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| Troubling Signs | 10/25/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I will be 25 years old come November. I was diagnosed simply with migraines 14 years ago. I've spent ...
A: As can be seen from my bio page here I'm NOT a neurologist or a neurosurgeon. I'm a medical ...
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| Glioblastoma | 10/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: You answered a question from Sarah about what to expect as Glioblastoma progress. I was wondering ...
A: That is of course possible. However all GBM patients follow more or less the same pattern so far. ...
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| GBM grade 4 | 10/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My 28 yo nephew was diagnosed with gbm grade 4 November 2008. He had a large tumor on his left side. ...
A: Regardless of any therapy GBM tumors grade 4 all have a very bad prognosis unfortunately. Surgery, ...
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| symptoms of progression /glio metforme | 10/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My Husband had surgery on 3/2/09 he's had chemo,radiation & more chemo by port. Tremodar, avastin ...
A: I suppose that what he had was a glioblastoma multiforme? This kind of tumor has a very bad ...
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| Glioblastoma | 10/22/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: You answered a question from Sarah about what to expect as Glioblastoma progress. I was wondering ...
A: Well, what I meant was the fact that when these patients do sleep 24/7 ALL THE TIME then their ...
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| brain melanoma | 10/21/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: a friend just had a tumor removed from her brain the size of lemon she is 31 and I want to know how ...
A: There are experiments in immunotherapy for malignant melanoma going on but they are still ...
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| Lymphoma Brain Tumor | 10/20/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: my father who has been battling non-hodgkins lymphoma for 10 years was diagnosed last week with a ...
A: Well the prognosis of lymphomas is related to age. The older you are the worse is the prognosis. ...
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| Ear Tumor | 10/19/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have had a hard mass behind my right ear for about 3-4 weeks now. I recently went to a doctor ...
A: Without an examination it is impossible to tell you what this is. I may not have anything to do with ...
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| melanoma -brain tumour | 10/19/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My father has just lost his battle with cancer. A year ago he had melanomas taken out of his groin ...
A: Well melanomas are caused by sunshine (UV light) in most cases, something which is abundant in ...
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| nsclc then sceondary brain tumour | 10/18/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: but were being masked by the pregnancy.I had an mri done to find i had a brain tumour.In which i had ...
A: A straight question deserves a straight answer even if disturbing. When exactly was your brain ...
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| T2 hyperinteisity in posterior tracts at C5 | 10/15/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I posted a question yesterday but would like a quick follow up before my appointment on the 20th. I ...
A: Yes von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis can give rise to neuromas, for example in the cranial ...
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| grade 4 astrosytoma | 10/14/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My father died 3 years ago from a grade 4 astrosytoma he only lasted 11 months after surgery, ...
A: The causes of malignant brain tumours are completely unknown at present, but there are also at ...
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| Brain cancer-GBM | 10/14/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My mother-in-law just completed 6 weeks of radiation and was taking Tempor chemo tabs......She has ...
A: Well, glioblastoma multiforme tumor cases can live at most around one year or a little longer from ...
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| Brain cancer-GBM | 10/13/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My mother-in-law just completed 6 weeks of radiation and was taking Tempor chemo tabs......She has ...
A: When was she diagnosed? Has she been operated too? If so when? Without full information it is ...
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| Oligodendroglioma Brain Tumor | 10/13/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My husband had a grand mal seizure in Feb 2001 he was 39 years old. He had suregery in January 2002 ...
A: First of all, I'm not a neurologist or a neurosurgeon. I'm a medical oncologist & radiation ...
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| GMB progression | 10/12/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: March 24th, 2009, my husband had 2 tumors removed from his right temproal lobe and was they were ...
A: What you report does happen now and then - though certainly not always. Thinking and personality are ...
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| Mom-age 82 Glioblastoma Multiforme | 10/12/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My Mom age 82 was diagnosed in April 09 with this horrific cancer. She had surgery in July to remove ...
A: I always try to give honest & truthful answers here - which some people have criticized me for, but ...
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| Anaplastic Astrocytoma Grade III | 10/12/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: The past month has been very busy with my 33 year old friend with Anaplastic Astrocytoma Grade III ...
A: Yes it is a very strange case! Being nominally a Protestant Christian but in reality a very skeptic ...
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| brain mass | 10/9/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: A friend of mine had no feelings in all of his left side, finger tips are cold and this feeling ...
A: A stroke was of course a possibility. But now his CT scan has shown something which probably is a ...
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| GBM 4 | 10/8/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: on may 3 of this year my wife a young 45 year old very active woman was diagnosed with a GBM grade ...
A: Right, one - or more - MRI brain scan(s) is/are necessary to make some sort of prediction of what is ...
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| Brain Tumor | 10/6/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My mother-in-law was diagnosed with Brain tumor last month, following symptoms of memory loss, ...
A: Something must have happened like a stroke or a brain hemorrhage. Bleedings can happen in tumors so ...
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| glioblastoma muliforme | 10/6/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My mother age 64 has been diagnosed with a stage4, at time of diagnosis it was 5.3cm,she had surgery ...
A: I suppose you mean a GRADE 4 as brain tumours normally do not have stages. A grade 4 glioblastoma ...
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| Brain Tumour | 10/6/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My mother-in-law was diagnosed with Brain tumor last month, following symptoms of memory loss, ...
A: Actually if given full treatment (surgery, radiation therapy & chemotherapy) and if really this is a ...
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| MELANOMA BRAIN TUMOR | 10/5/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: MY BROTHER IS IN HIS 30S AND HAD A BLEED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BRAIN AFTER SURGERY IT TURNED OUT ...
A: Unfortunately no better treatment is available anywhere. Malignant melanomas are usually not very ...
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| Lipoma | 10/4/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: I have recently been diagnosed with a lipoma in the suparchnoid space. I have tried to find ...
A: A lipoma is a benign tumor NOT a cancer - which is my specialty. It is rather uncertain if your ...
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| Oligodendroglioma | 10/1/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My 30 year old cousin has just been told her tumor is growing again. She had her first surgery 9 ...
A: We are probably discussing a survival time that can be measured in months - at most. She will become ...
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| Oligodendroglioma and Hypathalamic tumor | 9/30/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: A very close friend has just been diagnosed with a grade 3 maybe 4 Oligodendroglioma on the right ...
A: Unfortunately based only on the information available it is impossible to answer. Grade is very ...
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| Brain tumors; Comas | 9/27/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: Recently I have been interested in brain tumors and the effects of them and I was wondering if you ...
A: nice to meet you! 1. Weight loss starts almost immediately. Muscles atrophy if not active. A ...
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| anaplastic ependymoma supratentorial grade3 | 9/24/2009 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
Q: My 6 year old son has had his tumor removed, no sign of anything in the CT and the surgeon was very ...
A: Tony, CT (& MRI) scans can only show conditions on a macroscopic level NOT a microscopic one. So ...
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