Question 1

what are the remission rates for metastatic brain cancer?

Accepted Answer

Other mets: Once a tumor has metastasized to the brain, the same tumor usually has spread to other organs as well.  A few tumors, e.g., choriocarcinoma may still be treatable, but in general brain mets signal an incurable tumor.

Question 2

could you give me sone details about metastatic brain cancer and life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

Sure: Metastatic disease is tumor spread from another site (ie lung, breast, colon). This is an incurable setting and most patients die from this within 6 months to a year, even with radiation, surgery and chemotherapy. Without treatment, survival is weeks to a few months.

Question 3

with metastatic brain cancer, how do you predict one's remaining life expectancy?

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See below: Both irradiation and an operation to take out single metastasis will prologn the life for mohts to a year  not only that the life will be better.

Question 4

if you are looking for recurrence of brain cancer metastatic from breast, should contrast be used and if so why?

Accepted Answer

Yes: An MRI brain with and without contrast is the ideal study.  Basically the tumors will be detailed better when contrast is used. If there is a contraindication to contrast (e.g. Kidney disease), then I would forego using contrast.

Question 5

what would be the cerebral spinal fluid test result for brain metastatic cancer.what value indicates its brain cancer in csf test?

Accepted Answer

Not the best test: CSF examination may contain malignant cells in the presence of metastatic cancer, but normal CSF does not rule out metastases to the brain. Imaging studies are more likely to be helpful.

Question 6

could metastic brain cancer be benign?

Accepted Answer

No: By definition, no cancer is benign.

Question 7

how fast can brain cancer grow?

Accepted Answer

It depends: There are many types of brain tumors. Some grow very slowly over many years, and some grow very, very rapidly. It really depends upon the type of brain tumor.

Question 8

is primary brain cancer a rare disease?

Accepted Answer

No: Primary brain cancer- brain cancer that starts in the brain such as astrocytomas are not rare.  They are diagnosed about 17, 000 times each year.  The most common tumor occurring in the population over the age of 40 is glioma.

Question 9

what can you tell me about brain cancer?

Accepted Answer

Lots to know.: This is hard to answer. Some brain cancers can be completely cured; some can't. Some can be small but in bad locations that cause a lot of disability. Some can be very large and cause no disability. Most are treated with surgery, then radiation, and sometimes chemotherapy. Brain cancer is always scary, because... well, it's the brain!  Try this link for more info: http://www.nccn.org/patients/

Question 10

what is the most common type of brain cancer?

Accepted Answer

Depends: The most common type of brain cancer will depend on the age of the patient. Pediatrics have a different spectrum than adults. For adults, there are primary and secondary (metastatic), the latter being the more common. In an adult who has no history of cancer anywhere else in the body, the most common type of brain cancer is of the astrocytoma lineage-a glioblastoma multiforme.

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