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My father had a seizure in September, and we were told it there were 3 grade 2 amost grade 3 astrocytomas. By the time he had started his treatment a month later they had already become grade three, and then one was already a grade 4. He did the radiation and the temador and the tumors stalled in growth, but did not shrink. We have stopped the radiation, and he is doing two more rounds of the temador. The doctor has now said that once the tumors start developing again that it would be the matter of weeks before he would pass from this. My question is, since his tumors we were told are very aggressive in nature, how long is it normally for the tumrs to begin developing again?
That usually depends on the actual grade. A grade 4 develops faster than a grade 3 etc. A grade 4 tumor (single tumor) usually kills the victim within a year or so even with treatment. With several tumors the process is faster. So an "educated guess" here would be at most a few months. But it is uncertain. Tumors like patients are individuals not identical clones/copies.
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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),
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