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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| ct head | 11/27/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: my question is 1-i read Cancers caused by the ct radiation appear 20-30 years after even more and i ... A: Natal: Radiation consists of waves of energy (X-ray) associated with electric and magnetic fields ... | ||
| about gbm | 11/27/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: my father diagnosed by gbm grade 4 near left occipital lobe and successfully operated, and after ... A: That medication and radiation therapy may extend his survival time to some extent. Unfortunately ... | ||
| Neurologist or Neuro-Surgeon? | 11/16/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My dad had what the experts have called a grand-mal seizure in his sleep a few weeks ago. They ... A: Well without ANY signs of any tumor it is difficult to understand what his neurologist based his ... | ||
| brain tumour | 11/15/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: i am 20yr old boy. 18 months back i fell from a 7 ft wall and hurt the back portion of my head. it ... A: Faisal: I would suggest seeing a doctor if multiple symptoms occur. Symptoms like those I listed ... | ||
| nonmalignant brain tumor on thalamus | 11/14/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My friend has a 4 yearold who has a noncancerous tumor on her thalamus. The tumor has grown into ... A: I'm a Swede living in Sweden so a softball does not tell me anything. Inches or cm please?! It may ... | ||
| Melanoma Brain Cancer | 11/13/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My 72 year old father had melanoma removed from his arm two years ago. They also removed the ... A: I'm sorry for your loss but unfortunately it was unavoidable! You probably made the right decision! ... | ||
| brain tumour | 11/12/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: i am 20yr old boy. 18 months back i fell from a 7 ft wall and hurt the back portion of my head. it ... A: Faisal: Experiencing tenderness and pain after such an incident is to be expected. If you're ... | ||
| possible regrowth | 11/12/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My husband has a grade 2 astrocytoma that was resected about 14 months ago. No further treatment ... A: With regards to his sinus polyp he should see an ENT surgeon. The change from every 3 months to ... | ||
| nonmalignant brain tumor on thalamus | 11/11/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My friend has a 4 yearold who has a noncancerous tumor on her thalamus. The tumor has grown into ... A: I suppose you mean a GRADE 2 tumor since most brain tumors do not have stages. If so it is a ... | ||
| brain mass | 11/10/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: my daughter was just diagnosed with a pea size mass on the base of her brain. She had a seizure ... A: Debbie: What you're describing sounds completely benign. It sounds like she has a small cyst (a ... | ||
| Multiple Brain Tumors | 11/10/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My sister-in-law was diagnosed exactly a year ago with malignant brain tumor of size 7cm*5cm at back ... A: Unfortunately malignant brain tumours have a very bad prognosis regardless of treatment. This is ... | ||
| Brain tumor | 11/9/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: Can a benign oligodendroglioma of the temporal lobe show regrowth 20 years post resection? I ... A: Chrissy: It is rare but possible. What you're describing (seizures and numbness) sounds like ... | ||
| neurocytoma intraventricular | 11/7/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My son has undergone brain surgery for neurocytoma partial removal eleven months ago.Now,after an ... A: How big is his remaining tumour? I need to know to be able to evaluate this. I also would need to ... | ||
| neurocytoma | 11/6/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: A close relative of mine had had a brain surgery for a neurocytoma eleven months ago.Now,after an ... A: Konstantinos: Your question is an important one; unfortunately, though, there is medical ... | ||
| Malignant melanoma in brain | 11/6/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I'm from P.R.China. One of my friends, male, 27 years old. It's terrible that he got a disease ... A: It is usually a skin malignancy but can also start elsewhere for example in the eyes. It can also ... | ||
| Brain Tumour | 11/5/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: my uncle was admitted to hospital with paralyisis of his right arm, loss of sight in right eye and ... A: Since his brain tumour was a secondary cancer, originating somewhere else in his body (his lungs are ... | ||
| Fever | 11/4/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My husband and I recently just moved in to our new place. A week later he start to get dizzy. Its ... A: I'm here ONLY as a cancer doctor, nothing more and nothing less. So your question is quite outside ... | ||
| brain tuomor | 11/2/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: my mother 55 underwent surgery diagnosed as anaplastic oligo...gilma. which treatment do you suggest ... A: Sudeep: I would recommend radio therapy. The reason is because chemo therapy is not as effective ... | ||
| Hi doctor | 11/2/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: If someone had a MRI 9 months ago and the doctor said they didn't find no tumor or bleeding can a ... A: Well, if I was in that situation I would probably not bother to get another MRI brain scan. But the ... | ||
| Hi doctor | 11/1/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: If someone had a MRI 9 months ago and the doctor said they didn't find no tumor or bleeding can a ... A: A brain tumor can grow significantly in 9 months BUT if there were symptoms 9 months ago that were ... | ||
| Have I Got a brain tumour | 10/30/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My name is jake and im 16 and i am worried sick not knowing whether or not i have a brain tumor. I ... A: Jake, I'll tell you the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth! I do not know! I can not ... | ||
| Hi | 10/29/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I had a MIR last year a few days before christmas cus I was getting some dizzyness maybe it was due ... A: It can grow in 8 months from something not detected to something detected though it has probably ... | ||
| Hi | 10/28/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: How often should people get MIR's ANSWER: Jairo: That would depend on the diagnosis of the ... A: Jairo: Again it would depend on the diagnosis. There is actually no such thing as an ocular ... | ||
| Hi | 10/28/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I had a MIR last year a few days before christmas cus I was getting some dizzyness maybe it was due ... A: I suppose you mean an MRI? First of all. Dizzyness can have many causes. All of them can not be ... | ||
| Hi | 10/27/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: How often should people get MIR's A: Jairo: That would depend on the diagnosis of the Neurologist. For example, patients with tumors ... | ||
| lumps on back if the head and neck | 10/27/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I started with a lot a pain in the back of my head with in an hour i started getting these painful ... A: Whatever this is it is NOT related to any brain tumor. Such tumors are on the INSIDE of the skull in ... | ||
| Hi | 10/26/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: How long does it take a brain tumor to grow and cause symptoms? A: It probably takes some years from the first malignant cell there until you have a tumor that causes ... | ||
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma cancer on the brain | 10/26/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: My Aunt was recently diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cancer on the brain stem. Doctors tell ... A: Amanda: I'm so sorry to hear what your aunt is going through. Tumors on the brain stem are very ... | ||
| dizzy for over a month | 10/24/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: My husband and I recently just moved in to our new place. A week later he start to get dizzy. Its ... A: It may very well be related to his ear problems. But he should let a neurologist or an ... | ||
| Calcified Meningioma | 10/23/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: I was just diagnosed with having a calcified meningioma, and I am scared to death. I don't know what ... A: Cheryl: First, I sincerely apologize for the delay in my response and I'm so sorry to hear what ... | ||
| pain and pressure in back of head | 10/18/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I have been having pressure in the back of my head for over 8 months now. I have had a ct scan with ... A: If a brain CT scan with contrast has not shown anything your risk of a brain tumor is most probably ... | ||
| Grade 2 Glioma | 10/13/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: 31 year old female patient with no signs or symptoms , found to have Brain tumour when MRI was being ... A: Please see my response to your evaluation. Well that is one way of doing it. Yes stereotactic ... | ||
| malignant melanoma metastatic | 10/12/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: My partner of 36 years had a growth under a port wine birth mark on his left temple, this started ... A: Amanda: Determining life expectancy is a complicated formula. Age, height, weight, cancer type, ... | ||
| acoustic neuroma | 10/12/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: Can an's , with large mystic components be treated with gamma knife?2 A: Yes it can if not too big in size. A size of about one inch (2.54 cm) or smaller probably also ... | ||
| Lipoma brain tumor on the hypothymus | 10/11/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: I had a CT and several months later an MRI that showed I had a lipoma tumor on the hypothymus. My ... A: Donna: It is extremely rare, but possible, for a lipoma tumor to dissolve on its own. These ... | ||
| Grade 2 Glioma | 10/11/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: 31 year old female patient with no signs or symptoms , found to have Brain tumour when MRI was being ... A: Different doctors may have different opinions about this but I do suggest that radiation therapy ... | ||
| survival rate in grade 3 astrocytoma after surgery, radiation and chemo | 9/30/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: my brother was dignosed with grade2 astrocytoma in mid of 2008.he underwent surgery same yaer.after ... A: Unfortunately I have to agree with his doctor. There is not much else that can be done and his ... | ||
| bube pe sub piele | 9/27/2011 | Jeremy Oldham |
| Q: buna ziua!As vrea daca se poate sa-mi clarificati si mie pentru ca am o frica mare si nu pot merge ... A: Ancuta: Vestea bună este dacă forfetare este extern nu este o tumoare pe creier. ... | ||
| Misleading | 9/26/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: I've just been reading some of the answers you give human beings, particularly regarding Grade 1 and ... A: It is true that pilocytic astrocytomas grade 1 are slowly growing brain tumors that usually do not ... | ||
| Anaplastic Meningioma Grade 3 | 9/25/2011 | Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. |
| Q: It's going to be one year since my friends' wife was diagnosed with this horrible cancer. The ... A: As I tried to explain I can not give you any other prognosis though I hope we will all be proved ... | ||
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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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Doctor of medicine, specialist in medical oncology & radiation therapy.
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