AboutClaes-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. Licensed/certified physician and surgeon and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation therapy in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and the European Union. 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. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden. I also answer questions about Oncology (General Cancer),
General History,
Military History,
Breast Cancer,
Colon Cancer.
Question You answered a question from Sarah about what to expect as Glioblastoma progress. I was wondering if you could give me more info, you stated "When the patient sleeps all the time the end is near". My husband was diagnosed and had the tumor removed in May 09, He did 6 weeks of radiation, 1 year of Temodar, %26 Enzastaurin. After 14 months the MRI showed the tumor was back. He has had 2 treatments of Avastin. He has had occasional focal motor seizures and headaches for the last couple of month but other than that his health has been fine and he has been active everyday. The last few days he is sleeping more than awake and complains of headache. When you say the end is near, I don't know if near is months, or days. I am very worried. Thanks
Answer Well, what I meant was the fact that when these patients do sleep 24/7 ALL THE TIME then their deaths are not far off (no more than weeks usually). They then drift into a coma and then pass away. As far as I can understand your husband is not yet in that state.
