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Expert: - 11/21/2009


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my husband has gbm stage 4 he was diagnosed in feb09 he is going thru chemo avastin they tell us that the treatments are stopping it from growing but his medical condition is going down fast. are we looking at the end of his life his lower extremities are the size of footballs and lasix is not helping he can barely walk or get up on his own  we need to know what to expect from here

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Since brain tumors rarely have stages but do have grades I assume that you mean a GBM grade 4. Based on that and your description I unfortunately have to tell you that he does have a very bad prognosis regardless of therapy. Survival times are usually not longer than around one year from primary treatment regardless of therapy. 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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