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Hey , my mum is deteriorating rapidly in hospital with bone/ liver , cranium mets which has progressed into her meniges . We are looking into cyberknife treatment, has anyone been successful in getting treatment for this ? I’m the Uk or abroad . thanks...
Hi Everyone I woke one morning in June with a floppy Right Leg, although I could walk I definitely had neurological symptoms .... they got worse... I had no other symptoms apart from patchy severe nerve pain in lower Right leg in the preceding weeks...
I have been told told this week hat my glioma was inoperable and that radiotherapy might buy me a few extra months. This has all been extremely upsetting for me and my family, as you will appreciate, but I’m finding it hard to accept the situation....
Hi everyone, my Dad as been diagnosed with brain cancer on Thursday evening ok am totally heartbroken, the hospital are having a meeting today red: the test and scan he as had to discuss where to go from here I’m so nervous for my Dad today , I was wondering...
I have just turned 30 and have been diagnosed with grade 3/4 brain cancer. I am awaiting my final results to confirm which type I have which will be through next week. I have also just had a crainatomy less than 2 weeks ago so recovering from that....
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