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 I have a 16 year old brother that was diagnosed last yer 08/07/08 @ children's hospital in New Orleans, LA. Brandon was a health quarterback, honor student & a young man with his life all planned out. Since then he has gone through radiation 5 days a week and 6 chemo treatments. We were getting good news that he WAS responding good to the TX, it had shrunk almost 80%. At the end of April his MRI showed swelling again. My question is how long can some live with type of tumor? Will he be able to have a normal life again one day?? Can someone PLEASE help me find some kind of answers?! I am lost.
Answer I'm sorry to read about his - and your - problems! ALL malignant grade 3 to 4 brain tumors have at present unfortunately a hopeless prognosis. All what treatment including surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy can accomplish is a temporary relief of symptoms and an extended survival time. At present they are all incurable and eventually fatal. The survival time depends mainly on the grade of the tumor - which seems to be somewhat uncertain here (not that uncommon) - so a grade 3 tumor case may with treatment survive around 2 years or in rare cases 3 years. A grade 4 case will usually survive - with treatment - 1 to maybe (very much maybe)2 years. So unfortunately I can not really promise him any future life. This is something his drs. should have told you! I'm sorry I have nothing better to tell you!
