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My 30 year old cousin has just been told her tumor is growing again. She had her first surgery 9 years ago followed by chemo and radiation, she has had 3 subsequent surgeries to remove regrowth followed with staph infection and loss of front skull cap.
With this new regrowth, she is no longer a candidate for surgery and Drs are suggesting chemo again. She is declining.
From what I had read and understand the tumor is just getting more aggressive. Being that she will not accept any treatments, what would you think her life expectancy would be? How is the brain tumor going to take her life? I would guess that we are talking a short amount of time depending on aggressiveness of tumor. I just want to know how to be prepared. Thank you.
We are probably discussing a survival time that can be measured in months - at most. She will become more and more confused and sleep more and more. There may also be stroke like symptoms and even epileptic fits. When she sleeps all the time her end will be near. She will then drift into a coma and then pass away. There will be little pain - if 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),
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