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My dad has glioblastoma, what happens?
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Treatment: These are typically treated aggressively surgery (if operable) followed by a combination of chemotherapy (temodar) and radiation, followed by more chemotherapy. Unfortunately these tumors have very bad prognoses.
Answered 2/21/2020
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