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My husband started his treatment three days ago. We have just been notified of an MRI appointment in three weeks time (halfway through treatment). Is it normal to have an MRI scan during the 6 weeks of Radiotherapy? Any help appreciated.
Hello everyone, i’m new here and thought i’d post something about my dad’s diagnosis. He was diagnosed early this year with a brain tumour which was found early and thankfully removed, however we have since been told that the cancer will always remain...
Hi all I’ve just been diagnosed with a grade 4 brain tumour and when I got told it was terminal my world just implode. They have removed as much of the tumour as they could, and am now waiting on chemo and radiotherapy on the thing, I feel great and...
Hello I'm am new to this group. My mum has asdly been diagnosed with breast ,lung, and brain cancer..and it's also in her limploads ,they feel she will not benefit from any treatment. Iv asked but noone has given me a time scale but I'm guessing it won...
Hello there, I need some advice for a friend of mine who has a benign brain tumor ( meningioma) and her treatment is 15 rounds of radiotherapy. She has been fitted for a mask and was meant to begin the treatment. However, she is finding it impossible...
Hi I’ve just signed up to this brilliant forum & very interested in peoples views on this illness in its unfortunate many forms. I haven’t been effected myself,thankfully, but I’ve recently lost my mam in April to an aggressive brain tumour & to be totally...
Hello, My 19 yo nephew was recently diagnosed with a right brain tumor and underwent a Stereotactic Volumetric excision on May 16th. The pathology was confirmed by two pathologists : Astrocytoma, Grade 2-3, IDH1 Mutant Positive, and KI-67 5-10,000....
Hi Folks. I have recently been diagnosed with terminal brain tumours I was already stage 4 lung cancer so on borrowed time already. Obviously declined stereotactic treatment and I decided against whole brain radiotherapy due to the risk are greater...
Hi, Two weeks ago my mum's partner was rushed into hospital with a suspected stroke. Unfortunately we now know it is a tumour at the back of the brain on the left hand side. The consultant yesterday advised no treatment can be given and he has been...
Hello, I’m very new to the forum and I am looking for some advice for my mum please. She has recently been diagnosed with a glioma, we don’t know what type or what grade. All I know is that it is in the frontal lobe. She’s been unwell with headaches...
