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Hello. My mother has grade four glioblastoma astrocytoma of the brain. My mother is 44 years old and was diagnosed a little over a year ago. She went through chemotherapy and brain surgery, removing part of her tumor on the top left side of her brain. Since, her tumor has grown and she had tried 2 different clinical trials. She just had growth during the second clinical trial and is receiving a port for avastin and chemotherapy. I was just wondering if you had any other suggestions that I could possibly bring to her or her doctors attention. Please let me know what you think about her situation. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

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Unfortunately her prognosis is very bad regardless of treatment and apart from the addition of radiation therapy I have nothing to offer. 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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