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My Mom was diagnosed with a GBM in December 2009. She had radiation and temador for 6 weeks so she has not had any treatment since the end of Feb 2010. She was on steroids for the swelling and in July we had to take her to the emergency room because she was very weak. We had an MRI done which showed swelling in the brain and they up her steroid dosage. We decided to try avastin as this seemed to be good for treating GBM'S. Once she had the avastin she developed a bowel and ulcers perforation. The doctors said surgery was not an options because of the avastin she would not heal from the surgery. They said we should let nature take it's course. I want to know are we doing the right thing in not treating the bowel and ulcers perforation as well as the tumor??

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I'm sorry to read about her - and your - problems! Even with Avastin and a full treatment (surgery, radiation therapy & chemotherapy) the prognosis of a GBM is so extremely bad that I can not say that you are doing something wrong! 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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