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Expert: - 7/10/2009


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My mother was a healthy 35 year old woman with no previous health issues, but two weeks ago she became ill and she was diagnosed with a fast growing, stage 4 brain tumor one week later. The doctors said it is inoperable. She is going to be starting radiation in 4 days, for 7 weeks, and then she is going to be released from the hospital and going to be coming home, where she will be taking radiation pills.

My question to you is how long do you figure she is going to have when she is home and done of her radiation at the hospital?


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I suppose that what she has is a glioblastoma multiforme GRADE 4 (this kind of brain tumor does not have stages). If so she probably has at most a survival time of around one year ahead of her. But it may be shorter since no surgery was possible.
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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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