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Brain Cancer Discussions

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Dad's MRI
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My dad just had the first MRI since his resection almost a month ago, and it shows no regrowth at all! He hasn't even begun his treatments yet, but I am tak...
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Food Tastes All Alike
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My husband is on Keppra, Decodron and recently had Gliadel Wafers implanted during a resection after recurrence.  He says most food all tastes the same.&nb...
309/11/08 Message Rating
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Update-oligoastrocytoma grade ...
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Hello everyone.  I thought I would give a quick update of how things are going for me.  I was diagnosed with a oligoastrocytoma grade 2 in June at 25 ...
309/11/08 Message Rating
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Brain Cancer Vaccine?? Any New...
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I was just curious if anyone out there has any current information on outcomes of the DC-VAX and/or  other brain tumor vaccines being tested. THere was a l...
109/11/08 Message Rating
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Finally, Someone to Talk To (A...
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I got this email and wanted to share it with everyone.  Peace of Mind now available online for cancer patients As a cancer survivor, you know how it f...
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Where do you get Ruta6?
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My husband is currently fighting the fight against AO (Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma) Stage 3. We would like to add Ruta6 to his treatment. I have read the resea...
309/10/08 Message Rating
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My DAD - whats next?
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My dad was dx. 4/08 had surgey waws able to remove one tumor still has two and now has had growth he has had radation 4 stints of chemo and there was still grow...
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Good news from my mri
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First time poster - have learned much from this board (however, I do have a tendency to stay away because SO MUCH is not positive news.  My thoughts and pr...
509/10/08 Message Rating
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Help understand what's nesxt
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My husband was diagnosed on 8/8/08 with a GBM, after having a tumor removed from the back left hand side of his head. This all started back in February when he ...
209/09/08 Message Rating
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3rd surgery scheduled
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Hello Everyone;let me bring qvqryone up to speed 1st cran nov 14 no issues long recovery standard rad and chemo been on temadare for 9 rounds 5/23 240mg 2nd sur...
209/08/08 Message Rating
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poly-mva
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Has anyone used poly-mva for a glioblastoma?With chemo?
209/07/08 Message Rating
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Help for a friend
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Hello, I have a good friend who has a husband with brain cancer.  It's pretty aggressive in that he was diagnosed on June 2nd and has been rapidly dete...
509/07/08 Message Rating
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Stopping Chemo
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. My bro just started his 8th cycle of Avastin/CPT. The last MRI still shows a microscopic area of "live tumor". Doc wants to continue on with a ...
1209/06/08 Message Rating
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Avastin and VP 16 GMBIV Does ...
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Has any one had this treatment?It's my husbands last hope?How do you get Insurance to cover it? 
809/06/08 Message Rating
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Daughter surving
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Dr. Williams book, her treatments by the best doctors at UCLA, and constant research have given my daughter hope for surving brain cancer. C...
509/05/08 Message Rating
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My mother in law
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Just a follow up to my previous post yesterday my mother in law went into a non communicative state she just has a blank stare and is not able to get up by hers...
409/04/08 Message Rating
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Follow up on head pain/fall
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Hi all,I can't remember the last time I posted in regards to what is going on with  my hubby.  After he fell & knocked his teeth out, he spent...
609/04/08 Message Rating
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ogliodendroglioma
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Hello.  My name is Heidi and I was diagnosed with ogliodendroglioma 2 7/16/07.  I also have the co deletions.  I did 30 rounds of Radiation, no r...
409/04/08 Message Rating
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GBM on Motor Strip
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My husband, who just turned 40, was recently diagnosed with GBM on his left motor strip.  It all started with a Grand Mal seizure in June.  After...
609/04/08 Message Rating
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GBM is back avastin?.
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After 7 reoccurances my GBM is back and for the first time...inoperable.  I've had every treatment under the sun and now I'll be on Avastin wi...
309/03/08 Message Rating
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Hiccups w/o use of Steroids
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Hey Everyone,All of a sudden, my husband has come down with some severe hiccups.  He is not currently taking any steroids and hasn't been on any since ...
409/03/08 Message Rating
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Woz Too update
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Well my dad has been in and out of the hospital twice in the last two weeks. he is currently in the hospital and will be moving to a nursing home this week.&nbs...
409/02/08 Message Rating
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Diane, Arnold, Shemay, Ray, Tr...
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Hi guys (and girls lol)Please would you mind just telling me what you think works for malignant, agressive inoperable brain tumour - she is a 13 year survivor h...
309/02/08 Message Rating
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Prayers Please
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Hi all,After the ghastly hospital debacle after my husband fell this week, he is now home from the hospital and the better for it.  I called his neuro-surg...
809/01/08 Message Rating
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Tired, Loss of Appetite, Depre...
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Hi Everyone,Well mom is doing of with her Temodar 5/23, and Avastin/CPT-11.  She has normal side effects.  Tired alot and no appetite is the worst.&nb...
609/01/08 Message Rating
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