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To: misterrob

Brain cancer - 18 months.


9 posted on 05/20/2008 10:22:35 AM PDT by donna (Before they gave us McCain, they tried to give us Rudy.)
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To: donna
Brain cancer - 18 months.

My husband lived for alomost 1 year to the day with brain tumors and chemo/radiation treatments, Dr said he would only live 1-3 weeks without treatment...at the Senators age I cant imagine them giving him very long even with treatment
33 posted on 05/20/2008 10:26:13 AM PDT by boxerblues (Hillary doesn't lie, she just tells the truth from an alternate reality)
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To: donna

“Brain cancer - 18 months.”

Depends on the kind of tumor. I understand it is malignant, but some are much more aggressive than others. They are making remarkable strides in this field. In 1996 my friend was told to go home and prepare to die, no treatment possible for his brain tumor. We found some good doctors and good drugs, and I understand he’s still alive, but it was not an aggressively growing tumor.


50 posted on 05/20/2008 10:29:21 AM PDT by AuntB (Vote Obama! ..........Because ya can't blame 'the man' when you are the 'man'.... Wanda Sikes)
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To: donna

Unless a miracle, more like 6 months to a year.


467 posted on 05/21/2008 11:41:44 AM PDT by richardtavor (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem in the name of the G-d of Jacob)
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To: donna

They’ve made huge advances in treating brain tumors. Yes, there are very aggressive ones — my wife’s cousin died last August only a day after diagnosis and probably only weeks after it developed. But honestly, it the tumor is primary and treatable, brain tumors are one of the better cancers to have — if that makes any sense.

A lot of brain tumors don’t metasticize and that is often what ends up killing people.


491 posted on 05/22/2008 8:03:45 AM PDT by 1L
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To: donna

Symptoms are remarkably similar to my fathers - diagnosed in July, died the following March. Kennedy may not live to see a new President.


505 posted on 05/31/2008 2:55:25 PM PDT by reg45
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