what do you you about brain cancer?

Question

~my grandpa was just told he has brain cancer
~ hes in his 60's
~ he's also detoxing
~ the tumor is deep in his brain by hes speech
~ the tumor is a lemon size.

~ if you have had a famliy member whose had this please tell me your story he should be going to surgry this week

~he was given 2-9 months to live

Answer 1

Not a family member but, my best friend has a brain tumor.

Unfortunately, the prognosis for cancer (especially brain tumors) is worse the older the patient. Most elderly brain tumors patients have glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). It is the most deadly type of brain tumor with average survival of about 12 months.

Typical treatment involves debulking the tumor by surgery. They cannot remove the whole tumor because gliomas are very invasive. They may insert chemotherapy wafers (Gliadel) into the space previously occurpied by the tumor. The surgery should relieve many of the symptoms since the tumor will not be pressing against healthy areas of the brain. He will probably be on anti-seizure medication and steroids to prevent brain swelling.

After being discharged, standard therapy is usually chemotherapy with Procarbizine or Temodar. Both are oral. Follow-up radiation and additional surgery to debulk may be a possibility too. A clinical trial may be an option to consider.

Best wishes to your family especially your grandfather in this difficult time.

Answer 2

They will do surgery and get the tumor or what they can of it. He will then have radiation therapy. chemo does not work for the brain. His speech will most likely return. My husband has a brain tumor and has had one removed 3 years ago. The first one was removed by craniotomy. This one was treated with radiation using the gamma knife surgery.At that time they said he would live 3 months if he was lucky. Well it has been 3 years. Don't dwell on the life expectancy. Doctors can be wrong. They don't know how long a person will live. Email me if you like. [e-mail]

Answer 3

My father was diagnosed in 1978 with a fist-sized brain tumor. He was given 1-2 years to live. He lived 22 years.

Every case is different. Good luck.

Answer 4

I am so very sorry to hear this. My Father had melanoma, it eventualy spread to his brain. He did under go the surgery, but lived a short time after that. Cancer of any type is funny as When the surgery is performed, the bodies blood cells go into high gear, this is part of what usually causes it to spread.
Doctors do not see what is happening at the molecular level though, so it is not seen until it takes root and begins to develop the tumor. I would not lie to you, or give you a false hope. but I can say to you that I have seen the miracle Healing of God, and this I have seen on many occasions. I would put my Faith in this at this time, and Talk to your Grandpa, and if He forgoes a surgery, Talk to him afterwards, as I promise to you and your Family that although you or the doctors may not think he can hear you, I assure you 100% that He actually can. I saw my Dad and he was bed ridden and alsmost vegatative in condition, but my wife sang to him and he squeezed her hand, and I spoke to him and gave him scripture and he turned to me and squeezed my hand. We prayed over him continuesly and one day I called him and he was out of the bed sitting in his favorite chair and he spoke to me perfectly clear. Faith is powerful, Love is also Powerful, in this time Share Both of these things with him.

Answer 5

I am thinking nice thoughts for you. Both my parents died of cancer (mom in 1994 - gall bladder, dad in 2000 - colon). This morning I donated to American Cancer Society. I hope my contribution can help win this war.

I have confidence that with enough research, we will be able to get rid of this disease. For yourself, please consider eating a low fat diet, drink a lot of green tea, don't be obese, eat fruits, exercise a lot, and have a positive attitude. My thoughts are with you.