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 My father-in law has recently had a brain tumor removed and the biopsy has come back malignant. We have been told it is very aggressive and is at stage 4. He seems fine in himself and looks well which makes it very hard to believe. The doctors have said they will try chemo and possibly radiotherapy once he has had pysio to get him walking again. They will not give a survival time they just said probably months more than years. Can you give any further info or advice/help?
Answer Brain tumors usually do not have stages so what was meant was probably that it was a GRADE 4 tumor which fits with the rest of the description. In that case his drs. unfortunately are quite correct. A grade 4 malignant brain tumor has usually a survival time of around one year from primary treatment regardless of therapy. This has not changed in the last 30 years or so. There is at present unfortunately no hope of any cure or survival. I'm sorry I have nothing better to tell you!
