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Expert: - 10/22/2008


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the question is about a person aged 35 who has brain tumour for the last 4 years. and at that time he was told he has some 15 days or so---he tried some treatments including some injections from US costing huge amount. finally he opted out and chose  not to undergo any kind of treatment. he complaints of severe headaches, blurred vision(rare), slight loss of memory, and two days before as he got up in the morning he complaint of having seen red blood kind of spots all over the room , walls everywhere, he rubbed his eyes but it lasted for some 10-15 mins. what does this indicate? what are his chances ? otherwise hes active ,and working . please help

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Brain tumours very rarely have stages so normally they do not have them.
A brain tumour that has lasted 4 years can not be malignant (cancerous)!
If it had been he would probably not be alive today and non cancerous brain tumours can hardly be treated with injections. So I smell a rat here. Either he has been fooled - probably by those providing the injections - or he is fooling you! What he should do is to let a local neurologist check him. An MRI brain scan can quickly confirm or exclude any suspicion of any brain tumour!

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Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.

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I`m a doctor of medicine and specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have a long time experience of these tumours.

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I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy, educated and trained in Sweden. Now retired. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. You can also reach me on: http://www.lifestylerescue.com/expert/health-fitness-advice/dr-claes-gustaf/128 . I have no restrictions on the number of questions there. I also answer questions about Oncology (General Cancer), General History, Military History, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer.

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