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My brother has just come out of an operation for the removal of a 25mm brain tumour. He has melanoma and has had his lymph nodes and numerous other tumours removed. The operation was a success and he has no paralysation or noticeable side effects. He has a 35mm tumour in his stomach and another one under his arm, the stomach is a worry as it is aggressive, these are secondary tumours the main one was in his lymph nodes which was removed, when will they remove the stomach tumour and the other lymph one? Also will they keep coming back?
Dear Dawn, I'm sorry to have to inform you that your brother - if your information is correct - has a stage 4 malignant melanoma that has spread to different parts of his body including his brain. Even if his brain lesion has been removed these lesions will come back and even spread further. This kind of cancer is also not very sensitive to radiation therapy and chemotherapy. So it will be very difficult or impossible to control. A stage 4 cancer is at present also incurable. So the matter of his primary lesion is more or less academic. I estimate his remaining survival time to be at most measured in months perhaps even shorter. 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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