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sir ,my brother in law, 58yrs,drift in coma. brain surgery..operated for right parietal lob SOL. on7th august..  next day brain haemorrhage. operated on 10august. right temporo parietal craniectomy..thin sub dural haematoma.  loculised pneumocranium.parenchymal haemorrhage/58x48 mm. intraventricular seepage of blood welldefined large hypodense area and basal gangalia.mild conression effect over brainstem..possibility ofoedema..MDCT SCAN SCREENING REPORT..anychance?any ramedy?

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I'm sorry for his fate. However GBM tumors are at present incurable and ALWAY fatal. It would anyway kill him within one to two years often after a rather miserable process. This brain hemorrage seems very serious but may in this situation actually be a blessing in disguise since the death process for a GBM victim is rather nasty. So unfortunately in this situation I can not offer any hope. 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), General History, Military History, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer.

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