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Expert: - 3/21/2008


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My girl friend has a 45mm X 55mm glioblastoma multiforme she cant have surgery because of neuroolgical damage and she cant get any more radiation (she had another tumor removed 10 years ago from the brain and cant get any more.) So what cant I now expect from all this, I've done allot of on-line reserch about GBM's and its not good so please explan to me whats going to happen? thanks Mathew

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I'm sorry to hear about her and your problems! Yes her prognosis is extremely bad unfortunately. Maximum survival time without treatment around 1 to 1.5 years or so. She will become more and more confused, may show stroke like symptoms, even epileptic fits. She will sleep more and more, drift into a coma and then pass away. There will be very little pain if indeed any. I'm sorry I have nothing better to tell you!

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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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