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URGENT!!!!! ASTROCYTOMA GRADE 4. WHAT TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE
URGENT!!!!! ASTROCYTOMA GRADE 4. WHAT TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE
My father was recently diagnosed with Astrocytoma Grade 4 located in his brain, and will start chemotherapy in tablet form and radiotherapy. What other treatments are available to increase his chances of survival? What about Stereoactic radiotherapy and Radiosurgery or Brachytherapy? Our nuerosurgeon said he is unable to remove it as it has two blood vessels running through it and they risk paralysing him also he said there is no point removing part of it as it will grow back, please help as this is all new to us and we want the best for my father, he is 64 years old and we live in Australia but will travel anywhere for the best treament available. Thankyou for taking the time to read this my Father is important to us all and loved by so many.
My father was recently diagnosed with Astrocytoma Grade 4 located in his brain, and will start chemotherapy in tablet form and radiotherapy. What other treatments are available to increase his chances of survival? What about Stereoactic radiotherapy and Radiosurgery or Brachytherapy? Our nuerosurgeon said he is unable to remove it as it has two blood vessels running through it and they risk paralysing him also he said there is no point removing part of it as it will grow back, please help as this is all new to us and we want the best for my father, he is 64 years old and we live in Australia but will travel anywhere for the best treament available. Thankyou for taking the time to read this my Father is important to us all and loved by so many.
Dear Bob,
I'll call the neurosurgeon and ask him, thankyou for your info.
Sincerely,
Michelle
I'll call the neurosurgeon and ask him, thankyou for your info.
Sincerely,
Michelle
I'm sorry to hear about your father, and I hope he get well soon.
Ask your father's Neuro-oncologist about Temozolomide, a novel alkylating agent, which showed promising results either when used as single agent or in combination with radiation therapy..these are the refrences
1- N Engl J Med. 2005 Mar 10;352(10):987-96
2- J Clinical Oncology 2002 Mar 1;20(5):1375-82
3- Tumori (an Italian med journal). 2006 Jul-Aug;92(4):299-305..they evaluted patients from 1994 to 2001
Hope this is helpful
Bob Hilton
Ask your father's Neuro-oncologist about Temozolomide, a novel alkylating agent, which showed promising results either when used as single agent or in combination with radiation therapy..these are the refrences
1- N Engl J Med. 2005 Mar 10;352(10):987-96
2- J Clinical Oncology 2002 Mar 1;20(5):1375-82
3- Tumori (an Italian med journal). 2006 Jul-Aug;92(4):299-305..they evaluted patients from 1994 to 2001
Hope this is helpful
Bob Hilton
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