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Brain Mets

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(Brain cancer metastatic)
brain metastasis is a cancer that has metastasis (spread) to the brain from another location in the body. Brain metastases are the most common cause of intracranial mass lesions, and up to 45% of cancer patients eventually develop brain metastases during the course of their illness, with 98,00... Read more on Wikipedia

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treating his wife's brain mets with herceptin. When...
12/27/2012
Brain mets discussion- Please share your thoughts ...his positive experience treating his wife's brain mets with herceptin. When there are mutiple brain mets, is WBR a better solution? Any othe...  (from her2support.org)  Read full post
and it controlled her brain mets quite well. I would...
04/01/2012
...try treatment? Also, I know of a lady that used temodor for many years and it controlled her brain mets quite well. I would look into those options if she still wants to be in...  (from community.breastcancer.org)  Read full post
to hear about the brain mets, you would think these buggars...
02/28/2012
...Sorry to hear about the brain mets, you would think these buggars ...ago one woman that did exceptionally well on temodar for her brain mets. She did not want to do WBR and used...  (from community.breastcancer.org)  Read full post
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tremendous work to get the brain mets under control, and so...
07/29/2012
...the brain. There is tremendous work to get the brain mets under control, and so it is not the dreaded finding ...ago. PET does not identify Brain Mets! Please ask your doctor to...  (from her2support.org)  Read full post
Temodar for my wife's brain metastasis NSCLC (very sad),...
12/27/2012
Appreciate your sharing, our oncologist has ruled out the option to use Temodar for my wife's brain metastasis NSCLC (very sad), and we will meet with our radiation oncologist tomorrow to...  (from www.lunglovelink.org)  Read full post
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Ipi as well, once they get the brain mets under control....
...disability until I really need it. This Mel is a savage beast that we have to keep fighting. I am trying to get on Compassionate use Ipi as well, once they get the brain mets under control....  (from www.melanoma.org)  Read full post
Tykerb for her brain mets and it was denied because...
01/21/2011
My daughter was prescribed Tykerb for her brain mets and it was denied because ...was approved with Xeloda. Does Tykerb not work well on brain mets w/o Xeloda? Your thoughts please. My...  (from community.breastcancer.org)  Read full post
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to gain control of his brain mets and we don't look back....
...process.We went into WBR with the attitude that we needed to gain control of his brain mets and we don't look back. Just so you know it wasn't scary, and...  (from www.melanoma.org)  Read full post
control of my brain mets ,bone mets and progressive...
08/18/2011
...have replied me.i had one brain mets (1 cm size) and some ...the right medication for me that takes the control of my brain mets ,bone mets and progressive disease.please answer me ....  (from cancergrace.org)  Read full post
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My friend had Temodar for her brain mets but sadly it...
09/25/2010
...wishes this regime works for you. My friend had Temodar for her brain mets but sadly it did'nt work for her although I...  (from her2support.org)  Read full post