Question 1

what are the side effects of radiation therapy for a brain cancer?

Accepted Answer

Many: Some of the more common side effects from radiation is hair loss, nausea, vomiting, weakness, fatigue, weight loss.
It is usually well tolerated although during therapy, you must expect the fatigue and exhaustion associated with radiation therapy.

Question 2

my husband was diagnosed with brain cancer. he is looking at chemo and radiation. we are scared and confused. please help?

Accepted Answer

ABTA: I understand this is very stressful.  There are many patient support groups out there which may help; contact the american brain tumor association.  Also ask your/his doctors for referrals for help.  I'm sorry to hear of his diagnosis.

Question 3

my mom was diagnosed with brain cancer, more specifically a high grade glima. she is getting radiation/chemo. should she be waking up with phlegm?

Accepted Answer

NO: No she should not, she may have respiratory tract infection  need to see her doctor possible antibiotics and cough syrup.

Question 4

my sister in law was just diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer and they removed a large tumor on wednesday. theyhave told her that its terminal. is there no treatment?

Accepted Answer

GBM?: Gbm has a grave prognosis despite surgery radiation, or chemotherapy. It is the most common primary brain tumor. Perhaps she might consider entering/enrolling into a gbm treatment study?

Question 5

can you live 10 years with brain cancer with out treatment?

Accepted Answer

Depends on the type: Depending on the type of brain tumor your are considering the answer is yes.  Low grade tumors are very slow growing and may be silent for many years.

Question 6

after going through brain cancer treatment if it were to worsen what signs would show?

Accepted Answer

Same as before tx: If symptoms get worse it usually is the same ones that took the patient to the doctor or emergency room.  Generally the cancer grows back in the same location. This is not always the case but a good generalization.  Any mental status change should be looked into.

Question 7

how many chemotherapy treatment dose it take brain cancer to be done with the treatment

Accepted Answer

As many as needed: There is no single answer, dose and duration depends type of chemo therapeutic  agent and type of tumor.

Question 8

my dad is 61 years old. he has brain cancer 3rd stage. is radiation enough for him or chemo is also needed?

Accepted Answer

Hard to say: I think you must be guided by what his doctors discuss with you. They know the specific type of tumor and its location and will be better to advise you on this.

Question 9

grade 4 brain cancer with 60% removed and the other 40% going across the corpus collasum to the left side will the new heat therapy treatment work?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Unfortunately despite all the research and advancement in medicine, we have not made much progress in treatment of grade 4 gliomas.

Question 10

i use my cell phone for about 8 hours a day it gets scorching hot. can this cause skin cancer or increase amount of radiation i get from it? also if it continually searches for signal can this increase brain cancer risk?

Accepted Answer

: This sort of thing was considered a legitimate worry more than ten years ago, but subsequent research has shown no increased risk of cancer (of any kind) from cell phone use. Don't worry about it.

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My sister in law was just diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer and they removed a large tumor on wednesday. theyhave told her that its terminal. is there no treatment?

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Can you live 10 years with brain cancer with out treatment?

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After going through brain cancer treatment if it were to worsen what signs would show?

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My dad is 61 years old. he has brain cancer 3rd stage. is radiation enough for him or chemo is also needed?

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Grade 4 brain cancer with 60% removed and the other 40% going across the corpus collasum to the left side will the new heat therapy treatment work?

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I use my cell phone for about 8 hours a day it gets scorching hot. can this cause skin cancer or increase amount of radiation i get from it? also if it continually searches for signal can this increase brain cancer risk?

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