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sir my wife was diagnosed with high grade thalamic glioma a month ago, doctors have ruled out any surgery as if it is very big in size, is there any treatment and what are the surviving chances
I'm sorry to read about her - and your - problems! A high grade glioma has unfortunately at present a bad prognosis regardless of any and every treatment - even a combination of surgery, radiation therapy & chemotherapy. In her case the described location of her tumour would make surgery VERY difficult or even impossible. If it also is big it would definitely be impossible to use surgery. Unfortunately that would also make unconventional radiological treatment with the so called GammaKnife impossible. Conventional radiation therapy can be used even in combination with chemotherapy but such treatment can only slow down the process to some extent - as indeed only even the combination with surgery would do! 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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