Please help.

jk jr · 09-27-2004, 05:32 PM

Hi im jon jr im in a wheelchair c/5 c/6. Anyways, my spanish teacher's son has had a brain tumor for almost a year, he is 5 and has been trying different chemo's. The doctor just told him that non of the chemo's worked, the tumor is still growing. The doctor has given up he says he doesnt know what to do. Wise young can you give me any websites, ideas, or anything? Or if someone else can help. Thanks all. Sorry to put this in sci stuff but hes desprate. His website is carepages.com page name whitesell, you have to register to view.
Again Thanks all.

Wise Young · 09-28-2004, 07:08 AM

jk, what kind of tumor is it? Is it a glioma, glioblastoma, astrocytoma, meningioma... Wise.

jk jr · 10-04-2004, 02:38 PM

Hey wise, i just found out. James has a grade 3 anaplastic astrocytoma- it started on the thalamus, and now it has grown quite large and it is in the frontal lobe as well. Any ideas? Thanks

Wise Young · 10-05-2004, 03:55 AM

The current treatment for such tumors is to remove them surgically if they are placing pressure on crucial brain structures and then use a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy to slow down the growth. Unfortunately, none of these therapies are cures. Although a small percentage of the tumors may regress, the vast majority continue to grow. There is some controversy about using aggressive chemotherapy and radiation therapies because they may cause more brain damage and reduce the quality of life for the patients. I am really sorry. Wise.

09-27-2004, 05:32 PM	#1
jk jr Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 114	Please help. Hi im jon jr im in a wheelchair c/5 c/6. Anyways, my spanish teacher's son has had a brain tumor for almost a year, he is 5 and has been trying different chemo's. The doctor just told him that non of the chemo's worked, the tumor is still growing. The doctor has given up he says he doesnt know what to do. Wise young can you give me any websites, ideas, or anything? Or if someone else can help. Thanks all. Sorry to put this in sci stuff but hes desprate. His website is carepages.com page name whitesell, you have to register to view. Again Thanks all.

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09-28-2004, 07:08 AM	#2
Wise Young Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 37,975	jk, what kind of tumor is it? Is it a glioma, glioblastoma, astrocytoma, meningioma... Wise.

10-04-2004, 02:38 PM	#3
jk jr Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 114	Hey wise, i just found out. James has a grade 3 anaplastic astrocytoma- it started on the thalamus, and now it has grown quite large and it is in the frontal lobe as well. Any ideas? Thanks

10-05-2004, 03:55 AM	#4
Wise Young Administrator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA Posts: 37,975	The current treatment for such tumors is to remove them surgically if they are placing pressure on crucial brain structures and then use a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy to slow down the growth. Unfortunately, none of these therapies are cures. Although a small percentage of the tumors may regress, the vast majority continue to grow. There is some controversy about using aggressive chemotherapy and radiation therapies because they may cause more brain damage and reduce the quality of life for the patients. I am really sorry. Wise.