Leafs' Prospect/Marlies Discussion Thread!
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LeafOfFaith
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I'm no expert, but sometimes they do chemo and radiation first in order to shrink down the tumor and make it easier to remove.
I doubt they leave a tumor in there?
I doubt they leave a tumor in there?
Wayward DP
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paging Dr. presto - need medical advice
Preston
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Sir, I'm an immunologist. I do have a cousin working on experimental brain cancer therapy but he's too busy to be bothered by my idiot self.
Wayward DP
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fine, then I will consult my doctor.
Wayward DP
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"my doctor" is my friend who completed medical school and works as an internist. but for me, he is everything 
zeke
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For a low-grade brain tumor, surgery may be the only treatment needed, especially if all of the tumor can be removed. If there is visible tumor remaining after surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy may be used. For higher-grade tumors, treatment usually begins with surgery, followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Your exact treatment plan will be developed with your health care team.
Successfully treating brain tumors can be challenging. The body’s blood-brain barrier normally protects the brain and spinal cord from harmful chemicals. However, this barrier also keeps out many types of chemotherapy. Surgery can be difficult if the tumor is near a delicate part of the brain or spinal cord. Even when the surgeon can completely remove the original tumor, parts of the tumor may remain that are too small to be seen or removed during surgery. Radiation therapy can also damage healthy tissue.
However, research in the past 20 years has helped to significantly lengthen the lives and improved the quality of life for many people with a brain tumor. These advancements include more refined surgeries, a better understanding of which types of tumors respond to chemotherapy and other drugs, and more targeted delivery of radiation therapy.
Successfully treating brain tumors can be challenging. The body’s blood-brain barrier normally protects the brain and spinal cord from harmful chemicals. However, this barrier also keeps out many types of chemotherapy. Surgery can be difficult if the tumor is near a delicate part of the brain or spinal cord. Even when the surgeon can completely remove the original tumor, parts of the tumor may remain that are too small to be seen or removed during surgery. Radiation therapy can also damage healthy tissue.
However, research in the past 20 years has helped to significantly lengthen the lives and improved the quality of life for many people with a brain tumor. These advancements include more refined surgeries, a better understanding of which types of tumors respond to chemotherapy and other drugs, and more targeted delivery of radiation therapy.
manny
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I know too much about this personally.
It really depends on a lot of factors that are not explained in the article. First, whether it’s benign or malignant, is most important. Second, where in the brain, what degree of vascularity it has developed and with which parts of the brain. Some can be removed fully in one operation and there can be a full recovery. He could have a full recovery or a short life.
It really depends on a lot of factors that are not explained in the article. First, whether it’s benign or malignant, is most important. Second, where in the brain, what degree of vascularity it has developed and with which parts of the brain. Some can be removed fully in one operation and there can be a full recovery. He could have a full recovery or a short life.
hockeylover
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Really don’t get the sense from the quotes in the Friedman article that they got a terrible prognosis. Like for his agent to still be talking hockey seems positive from a health perspective.
hockeylover
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that sounds like hell, how are you doing now?
hockeylover
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