My mother was diagnosed two weeks ago with this type of tumor at age 83 and had surgery and was presented with the option of radiation. She was all set to do this until the radiology oncologist was so brutally blunt (i.e., I suppose you've made all your arrangements, got your things in order) that she wanted to just cash it in and forget the radiation. It is of course her choice but if the radiation has tolerable side effects I am still hoping to buy all of us some more time together. Is this unrealistic or selfish on my part? If we had this done it will be at another hospital still using the Neuro Oncologist to oversee everything.