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Hello Doctor,
             I am farooq From Lahore Pakistan. My Uncle has been hospitalized and doctors diagnosed a tumor in their brain while they also have a heart problem it was their 2nd heart attack.
Doctors said that they can't be operated and in whole world their is no cure for it.
I just wana ask you sir that is their no such medicine for cure of the tumor and
is food should be given to them in such condition like liquids and one thing in last that doctors told us that if there was some hope to survive then they would tranfer them the patient to ICU as they are not tranferring them to ICU is it true thing according to medical laws??????

I would really appreciate that

Regards,

Farooq

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Unfortunately all malignant brain tumors do have a very bad prognosis regardless of therapy. NO cure is possible and survival time even with treatment is very limited. ICU treatment can unfortunately NOT change that. So his drs. are unfortunately right. I'm sorry I have nothing better to tell you!

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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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