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Question
Hello. My sister was recently diagnosed with the above mentioned cancerous tumor. She is now recovering nicely from her craniotomy and will begin chemotherapy and radiation within the next 2 weeks. Please let me know what her prognosis is and if there are any new treatments out there that we may not be aware of. Please, anything will help. Regards, Traci
I'm sorry to read about her - and your - problems! There are experiments going on with among other things virus infections of these tumors. So far these trials have only had marginal effects though. Unfortunately the prognosis of these tumors is very bad. With surgery, radiation therapy and chemo therapy survival is around one year and no one survives much longer regardless of therapy. Without therapy survival is even shorter. I'm sorry I have nothing better to tell you!
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Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
Expertise
I`m a doctor of medicine and specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have a long time experience of these tumours.
Experience
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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Education/Credentials
Doctor of medicine, specialist in medical oncology & radiation therapy.
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