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Diagnosed Stage 3 Brain Cancer, Unable To Remove. Lost Feeling After Biopsy Surgery. Starting Radiation, Chemo. Survival Chances?
my best friend was just diagnosed with brain cancer, she had the biopsy surgery last week at John Hopkins. They found 30 percent growth in the last month, it is in a location where they can't remove...and they say stage 3 or 4. Since the biopsy surgery, she lost her feeling on her left side...they say that it will come back????! They are turning to radiation and chemo this week. She is 45....are the chances high that she could only have months or weeks to live? As you can imagine, I am a wreck! Thank you...
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Hi and welcome to HCM.
This is very serious malignant disease and unfortunaely considering all this i dont think there is any chance for survival. you should give your best to prolong her life as musch as possible but prognosis is generally very poor. you should give her all the emotional support and everthing else is not in your hands.
Wish you good health.Regards
This is very serious malignant disease and unfortunaely considering all this i dont think there is any chance for survival. you should give your best to prolong her life as musch as possible but prognosis is generally very poor. you should give her all the emotional support and everthing else is not in your hands.
Wish you good health.Regards
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