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My father has a stage 4 brain tumor his of treatment now how long does he have, his 67 but a fighter. ?

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Stage? Metastasis?: If u are referring to tumors n brain that came from a tumor somewhere else in his body and this it is a stage four then that is one scenario. This is compared to an actual tumor that began n his brain but usually we do not stage them as stage four. Brain tumors are described as having a grade and that is different. No one knows how long we have but if in otherwise good health best stats r 2 years.

Answered 3/20/2013

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Depends: Depends on the type of cancer. Certain grade 4 brain cancer has fair 5 year prognosis. For glioblastoma (or gbm) the prognosis is grim although there has been a patient with 5 year survival at our hospital. Please see this website for additional info: http://www.Livestrong.Com/article/240080-what-is-stage-4-brain-cancer/.

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