Brain Tumors/my friend

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Expert: - 8/29/2007


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Hello my friend of 55 years of age has been told he has a brain tumor and that the doctor didn't think he would live a year well the year is here and he is still here,but i see that he is slipping in his ways he never told nobody only me his family does not even know,he gets very tired,week and i guess when he does get pain he will go to bed and block out the world,i tell him to go to his doc for meds for pain,but he just wont do it...what should i do for him...and how long does he have left?

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Unfortunately it is impossible to exactly predict survival times and without knowing MUCH MORE about his tumor (type, grade, size, exact location, treatments given, investigations done etc.) I can not evaluate his situation at all! It is the same with what you can do for him. However if you can provide me with the information I mentioned I can try to to give you a better evaluation!

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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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Doctor of medicine, specialist in medical oncology & radiation therapy.

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