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Brain Tumors 101: Where does the research money go?
Dr. Charles Cobbs, Neurosurgeon and Director of the Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for the Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment at Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle. On May 6th the 11th Annual Seattle Brain Cancer Walk will take place at Seattle Center. The walk raises vital funds for brain tumor/cancer research each year. Last year we raised almost $500,000. Dr. Cobbs discusses how those funds are used for multiple projects and clinical trials that are currently taking place through the Ivy center.
We hope you will join us for this year's walk! We hope to double the amount of money raise this year to $1 million to fund this vita research and change the outcomes for the thousands of brain...
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National Family Caregiver Awareness Month in November!
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November marks National family caregiver awareness month each year! Dr. Charles Cobbs, Neurosurgeon and Director of the Ben and Catherine Ivy center for Advanced Brain Tumor treatment discusses the important role of caregivers of cancer patients and in particular brain cancer patients. Have you thanked a Caregiver today?
CAR T-cell Immunotherapy: Brain Tumors 101
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Dr. Charles Cobbs, Neurosurgeon and Director of The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment at Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle discusses CAR T-cell immunotherapy and its application to Brain Tumor treatment.
Treating Glioblastoma and Senator McCain: Brain Tumors 101
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Dr Charles Cobbs discusses the recent Glioblastoma diagnosis of Senator John McCain and the treatment options for this type of brain tumor.
Research on Early Detection of Malignant Gliomas: Brain Tumors 101
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Our latest video from our Brain Tumors 101 Series from Dr Charles Cobbs. This week's focus is on the recently published research on potential early detection of malignant Gliomas brain tumors. Dr. Cobbs discusses the recent published article and his "take" on what it all might mean down the road! Here is the link to the original article www.labmanager.com/news/2017/06/-five-years-before-brain-c...
Finding the Right Neurosurgeon for your Brain Tumor Diagnosis: Brain Tumors 101
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Dr Charles Cobbs discusses the importance of finding a Neurosurgeon who is a brain tumor specialist when you are diagnosed with a brain tumor. In our latest video, Dr Cobbs discusses a patient experience with a patient who had been having headaches for 10 years and had significant hearing loss. The patient was found to have a meningioma brain tumor when he was being seen about getting a cochlea...
Go Gray In May
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Dr. Charles Cobbs, Neurosurgeon and Director of The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment in Seattle discusses National brain tumor awareness month for May! #GoGrayInMay
Pituitary Tumors: Brain Tumors 101
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Dr Charles Cobbs, Neurosurgeon and Director of The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment discusses Pituitary Tumors for our Brain Tumors 101 series. Discussed are types of pituitary Tumors, symptoms, treatment options, management, and biology of this tumor type.
Part 2 of 2 Meningiomas: Brain Tumors 101 Series
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Second half of our 2nd video on Meningiomas. Dr Cobbs answers questions from patients who wrote in ?'s about their Meningioma Brain Tumors. We will follow this up with a LIVE Q & A for Meningioma Brain Tumor patients soon! Stay tuned!
Brain Tumors101: Meningiomas Part 2
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Our latest #BrainTumors101 video is here! This is a follow up to our last video on Meningiomas, based on many requests for more detailed information. We wanted to answer as many questions as we could in this follow up, so this video is longer than our usual ones at just under 20 minutes. Dr Charles Cobbs, Neurosurgeon and Director or the Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment in Seattle,...
Brain Tumors 101: Awake Brain Mapping for Brain Tumors
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#AwakeBrainMapping #BrainCancerOrg #CureBrainCancer #BTSM #DrCharlesCobbs #IvyCenterForAdvancedBrainTumorTreatment #SwedishNeuroscienceInstitute #Neurosurge
Brain Tumor Awareness
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A short message from Dr Charles Cobbs, Neurosurgeon and Director of The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment in Seattle about Brain Tumor/Cancer Awareness and its importance.
Brain Tumors 101: Meningioma Brain Tumors
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Our latest #BrainTumors101 video is out. In this episode, Dr Charles Cobbs, Neurosurgeon and Director of The Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment in Seattle discusses Meningioma brain tumors. How do they arise? Where do they arise? How are they treated? Treatment options and more. #BTSM #BrainCancerOrg #CureBrainTumors #DrCharlesCobbs #Meningiomas #BrainCancerOrg
The Role of Neuropathologists and Biomarkers in Brain Tumor Treatment
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What is the role of Neuropathologists and biomarkers in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors? Dr Charles Cobbs, Neurosurgeon and Director of The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment in Seattle discusses these important factors and the biology of some of these brain tumors.
Go Gray Every Day
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Go Gray in May... A look back. Thank you to all of the families who shared their and their loved ones stories with us in order to make this happen.
Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Cyber Knife and Gamma Knife
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Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Cyber Knife and Gamma Knife
Brain Tumors 101: Radiation Therapy for the Brain Tumor Patient, Part 2
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Brain Tumors 101: Radiation Therapy for the Brain Tumor Patient, Part 2
Brain Tumors 101: Radiation Therapy for the Brain Tumor Patient
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Brain Tumors 101: Radiation Therapy for the Brain Tumor Patient
Brain Tumors 101: Surgical Options after a Brain Tumor Diagnosis
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Brain Tumors 101: Surgical Options after a Brain Tumor Diagnosis
BrainCancer.org's Brain Tumors 101 Series: After The Diagnosis, Part 2
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BrainCancer.org's Brain Tumors 101 Series: After The Diagnosis, Part 2
BrainCancer.org's Brain Tumor 101 Series: "After the Diagnosis"
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BrainCancer.org's Brain Tumor 101 Series: "After the Diagnosis"
BrainCancer.org's "Brain Tumors 101 Series": MGMT Methylation in Glioblastoma Brain Tumors
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BrainCancer.org's "Brain Tumors 101 Series": MGMT Methylation in Glioblastoma Brain Tumors
BrainCancer.org's Brain Tumor 101 Series: "Temozolomide and MGMT Methylation"
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BrainCancer.org's Brain Tumor 101 Series: "Temozolomide and MGMT Methylation"
Brain Tumors 101: Gliomas, Part 3 (Glioblastoma)
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Brain Tumors 101: Gliomas, Part 3 (Glioblastoma)
BrainCancer.org: Brain Tumor 101 Series "Gliomas, Part 2"
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BrainCancer.org: Brain Tumor 101 Series "Gliomas, Part 2"
BrainCancer.org: Gliomas
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BrainCancer.org: Gliomas
BrainCancer.org: Brain Tumor 101 "Understanding Brain Tumors"
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BrainCancer.org: Brain Tumor 101 "Understanding Brain Tumors"
BrainCancer.org "Personalized Treatment for Glioblastoma Brain Tumors"
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BrainCancer.org "Personalized Treatment for Glioblastoma Brain Tumors"
Welcome to BrainCancer.org
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Welcome to BrainCancer.org
Brain Tumors 101 Video Series Introduction
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Brain Tumors 101 Video Series Introduction

Комментарии

  • @dalejustice9207
    @dalejustice9207 Месяц назад

    Maybe just maybe one day they will have a cure for all the awful diseases of cancer😢. It's a silent killer that kills so many ppl. Just when you fight n beat another form of cancer. Another comes to rob n steal you of blessing n life.

  • @Stephen2142
    @Stephen2142 5 месяцев назад

    I turned up my volume to the maximum and it is still very hard to hear you. Please fix your audio function on your next presentation.

  • @LisaCampbell-de5hx
    @LisaCampbell-de5hx 5 месяцев назад

    In January of 2023 Drs found, by chance, a massive meningioma pressing on my frontal lobe. I was life flighted to Shands Neurological Hospital, died twice in the helicopter, for emergency brain surgery. They couldn't get all of it.

  • @buffydog21
    @buffydog21 6 месяцев назад

    I have had a brain tumor on my pituitary gland. I had a cystic component in front of my head. They put a ommaya reservoir to drain off the fluid. I had surgeries in 1989-1990 respectively. My brain tumor cystic component is growing again after 30+ years. I hope i get surgery through the nose, if they ever have to do surgery again. I had the gamma knife to stop the tumor in 1990. Luckily, i was 24 years-old, when I had my brain tumor and I didn't have gianticism.

  • @Vahe345
    @Vahe345 6 месяцев назад

    Nice video! Thanks but I want to know what the hell does treat mean exactly? Does it completely get rid of the tumor or just shrink it? At least eventually? How long does it take best case scenario?

  • @user-fu1wq7sq4j
    @user-fu1wq7sq4j 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you you’re great ❤

  • @fayazhussainian6735
    @fayazhussainian6735 9 месяцев назад

    This is amazing, thanks

  • @kathrynbillinghurst188
    @kathrynbillinghurst188 9 месяцев назад

    I loved your Cushing’s moon face impersonation Doc 🤣🤣 ✌️ My son needs to go for an MRI, GP thinks it could be pituitary adenoma!

  • @bobbym7159
    @bobbym7159 9 месяцев назад

    What would you suggest for a 76-year old woman with 2cm big olfactory groove meningioma with traces of calcification? Thanks!

  • @jehadzakaria7126
    @jehadzakaria7126 10 месяцев назад

    Interesting

  • @OGUNBUNMIMICHAEL-dn2eu
    @OGUNBUNMIMICHAEL-dn2eu 10 месяцев назад

    Don't discriminate no matter the circumstances there is always a way out of any situation because with God all things are possible a big thank you to doctor Pius Ozigbe herbal home for helping me get rid of herpes virus and making the world a better places!!🎉❤😮😮

  • @annmarieyap9009
    @annmarieyap9009 Год назад

    Does anyone knows what side effects will one get after the surgery? Will one have to be on a wheelchair for life after the surgery? Mine is pressing on the optic chaism and currently it's affecting my left vision and slightly on the right also. I'm so afraid of going for the surgery.

  • @lynndeatherage3792
    @lynndeatherage3792 Год назад

    I had the same radiotherapy 3- D COMFORMED THERAPY IN RADIOTHERAPY YEARS AGO IN 2015 LINAC THERAPY OF RADIOTHERAPY IS ONE I HAD DONE.

  • @Mr1beatles
    @Mr1beatles Год назад

    Had gamma knife 20 years ago. AN or VS is now is very small and I've had no negatives from GK in 20 years.

  • @BrittanyKalesnikoff
    @BrittanyKalesnikoff Год назад

    Very insightful thank you

  • @marciwhitman3513
    @marciwhitman3513 Год назад

    You included a lot of the basic information but you also left out a lot of information. Not everyone goes for extended radiation therapy. Sometimes only one treatment is required. And the brain tumor that's being treated is not the kind that metastasizes. Sometimes the tumor being treated is benign. I have an acoustic neuroma. It only required one radiation treatment. It was a large dose administered all at once. That is the only way to treat an acoustic neuroma. I was hoping that this video would mention side effects but it didn't even get that far. It's very frustrating when your doctor is very vague about side effects. So you don't know whether or not you are healing in a proper manner because everyone's healing process is unique to them. So that makes it harder to know if what you are experiencing is what you should be experiencing. I had my radiation treatment a month ago and I'm still having side effects. And I don't even know if that's normal. Or even if there is a normal in this type of situation. Nobody can give me a straight answer. And it's also going to take a long time to find out if the radiation treatment actually worked. Not until after I have two MRIs that can be compared to each other and that can take the better part of another year. In the meantime I don't have any idea whether or not the tumor is still growing or if it's totally shut down. and there's no way to measure that. I feel totally helpless in this situation.

  • @marciwhitman3513
    @marciwhitman3513 Год назад

    I had stereotactic radiosurgery for a benign brain tumor but I didn't have any of these types that were shone. I had to have the mask made which held my head in place. The machine moved around me after it was programmed by the doctor and the physicist. So I'm not sure what the type of radiation was called or what kind of machine it was. But the machine was able to do a cat-scan first and then to do the radiation. Whatever part was giving the radiation moved around me and it delivered it in two different times and that took about a total of 5 minutes and that was the only treatment I received. I think it may have been called a photon beam but I'm not sure. It's only been about a week and I'm still having really bad side effects. I haven't even been able to return back to work and I see the oncologist in another week for check-up. And to find out if I'm healing properly. I haven't felt well since the first day. I wasn't even able to take the steroid drugs that were offered to me because I had a bad side effect from those so I had to stop.

  • @tirusenumariye3541
    @tirusenumariye3541 Год назад

    What a wonderful doctor he is. I love the way he explained the. I am recently diagnosed as incidental. mine is cavernous sinus 2.5 x 1.7 cm . Thank you so much for great explanation. It helped me.

  • @JesusSavedMeFromASuicideAtempt

    I was just researching this and Dr Cobbs poped up in my search surprisingly…Hr operated on me September of 2006 at cal pacific in sf…He is a passionate man about what he does and extremely hard working…

  • @kellyismyname777
    @kellyismyname777 Год назад

    I take Bromocriptine for mine, as I couldn't afford Cabergoline. And wow...this tumour difficult to deal with sometimes, hormone wise... I have the rare case of producing testosterone as well. As my Endocrinologist would always check my face and chest for hair growth...fun wow! I am female. I was diagnosed with a prolactinoma...Pituitary micro adenoma. I also have low blood pressure and can find myself in a bit of a pickle with fainting/passing out. Some of my symptoms prior to diagnosis were: Hyperhydrosis/excessive sweating, super intense headaches, peripheral vision loss, breast milk production (long after being pregnant), weight gain from pregnancy (hypothyroidism) and the opposite Hyperthyroidism (weight loss)...been super skinny most of my life...until I became pregnant...then my prolactin levels went through the roof as well... When I first went on Bromocriptine, my weight went back to normal. Now that I am getting older, everything is changing yet again. 🙄🙄🙄 I was told if I did the surgery, through the nasal cavity (left), that the chances of it regrowing were extremely common and that it would. My next option was to have the entire pituitary removed and take synthetic hormones. Anyone with advice or natural supplements to cope with adverse affects would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Kelly from Ontario Canada

  • @MrGarry128
    @MrGarry128 Год назад

    How long do patient has to take the medication to treat functioning prolactin tumor. Do they have side effects? Are the safe for person who has chronic hep B infection? Is surgery better then taking medication if tumor is 6x4 mm. Does surgery has long term effects? Whats the average cost of surgery and medication? Thank you 🙏🏼

  • @nhoj5784
    @nhoj5784 Год назад

    I have had been diagnosed with meningioma , but the doctors want a 2nd option to ensure if it was benign and the doctors told me that my meningioma maybe the cause of why im having seizures

  • @samanthafitzgerel4460
    @samanthafitzgerel4460 Год назад

    I’ve been having severe headaches (migraines?) so they did an MRI. I have one of these buggers, a parafalcine meningioma on the right falx of my brain. I’m having 4-6 severe headaches a week. They’re just too much. The tumor is still small. I do have a history of Neuroendocrine Cancer that originated in my right mainstem bronchus. I’m still waiting to see if the Neurosurgeon is even going to see me. I’m a Medicaid person. 🙄 Sadly I became disabled from all the operations I had to have on my lung, chest wall, and airway. I’m 54. Quite frustrated at the moment, because I feel like the docs just don’t give a 💩. Sorry, just being honest. I feel like if I had traditional insurance I already would have had my consult. I was prescribed Imitrex for the headaches, but that crap was hurting my kidneys. So, at the moment I’m just stuck. You probably won’t see my comment, but your videos have explained so much to me, and I’m so thankful and appreciate you taking the time to do this. God Bless. Sam from Utah. 😊

  • @jimasplund5257
    @jimasplund5257 Год назад

    wonderful video - thank you!

  • @dvx216
    @dvx216 Год назад

    This Dude is riding the Cancer money train like all the rest.

    • @alierem4266
      @alierem4266 Год назад

      Perhaps the train is full of Drs you describe. When do YOU think we can fully trust what they are on about? I respectfully hope you are not a sufferer or related to a Brain Cancer person as myself, (a partner of one who lost the fight.)

  • @dvx216
    @dvx216 Год назад

    To bad they never bring up the effects of radiating the brain long term with cognitive functions of the brain and long term damage of necrosis caused by radiation.

  • @0123945678
    @0123945678 Год назад

    Thanks for explaining it all so clearly. Had an olfactory meningioma surgery 10 years ago and it took me 2 years before my energy returned and nobody explained it so well as you did

  • @dianeddiand6073
    @dianeddiand6073 Год назад

    What are the chances of getting another new mengioma?

  • @angelavail6224
    @angelavail6224 Год назад

    I really wanna know what the difference between big tumor and a mass . I just have a MRI done and they found him 12 MM mass on the right side of my brain no one seems to me ever answer me

  • @laurajurek4065
    @laurajurek4065 Год назад

    I'm dizzy as he'll right now ,

  • @michaelrowland8328
    @michaelrowland8328 Год назад

    I am going to be the one that goes in and comes out cancer free I have no doubt let’s dance bitch

  • @AJ-ds8jd
    @AJ-ds8jd Год назад

    I had my tumorr adenoma removed . The best organic hormone replacements for a female

  • @kristenjohnson9036
    @kristenjohnson9036 Год назад

    What are your thoughts on a pituitary tumor that is resistant to cabergoline? My tumor has grown about 1mm per year. It’s about 10mm now. I’ve also had open heart surgery on 2 valves, and I’m sort of leaning towards just removing it. Thanks for your insight!

  • @horseygran9265
    @horseygran9265 Год назад

    What happens when the glioblastoma becomes resistant to the Temozolomide?

    • @tikigodsrule2317
      @tikigodsrule2317 8 месяцев назад

      You don't take it continuously without a break. I'm on a 6 month break between treatments.

  • @paulaparkman5127
    @paulaparkman5127 Год назад

    Mine grew 3mm in 4 years. So watch and wait for me.

  • @rbaffrey
    @rbaffrey Год назад

    I had a pituitary tumor, a spindell cell oncocytoma, but they didn't perform this procedure for removal. For me, the surgeons went in through my skull. I truly wonder why. Maybe it was due to the tumor type. It's been 4 years now and I still have some issues related to the surgery. I still have a "soft spot" and a big scar where they peeled my scalp back to get to my skull. I was off work for 18 months, mostly because my memory was terribly affected in a bad way. I also became diabetic after the surgery.

  • @jjglj
    @jjglj Год назад

    how do you figure out the growth rate of the Meningiomas tumor Dr. Cobbs referred to in the video? Do you need a small surgery to get part of the tumor out for pathology?

  • @BillTu57
    @BillTu57 Год назад

    I have the unmethylated glioblastoma. I was told and read chemo wouldn’t work on unmethylated. I took it for a year and my tumors are still gone at 19 months. Why are mine not coming back?

    • @dalejustice9207
      @dalejustice9207 Месяц назад

      That is awesome News, it's rare it doesn't come back. Be very thankful God Bless

  • @nadirollo
    @nadirollo Год назад

    For future watchers, a little bit of hope (I can tell I really need it when I was diagnosed): 6x6x6cm grade 2 meningioma in the frontal top left side, fully removed 4 years ago. No symptoms, no side effects. 100% normal life after the 3rd month after surgery. No recurrence so far. From the UK, the team that managed my case: Dr. Kevin O'Neil & team. I will always be in debt!

    • @akshaypawar9248
      @akshaypawar9248 Год назад

      that's really great you are a warrior, may God bless you with long and healthy life.

    • @ginobragoli1448
      @ginobragoli1448 10 месяцев назад

      Imperial college London?

  • @nadirollo
    @nadirollo Год назад

    For future watchers, a little bit of hope (I can tell I really need it when I was diagnosed): 6x6x6cm grade 2 meningioma in the frontal top left side, fully removed 4 years ago. No symptoms, no side effects. 100% normal life after the 3rd month after surgery. No recurrence so far. From the UK, the team that managed my case: Dr. Kevin O'Neil & team. I will always be in debt!

  • @assu_z3634
    @assu_z3634 Год назад

    Hi,,, one year ago have a right perasagital meningioma surgery done ..biopsy report grade 1.now i am pregnant 24 weeks. Plz tell me grade 1 meningioma can regrowth during pregnancy... Plz reply

  • @9tribemama827
    @9tribemama827 Год назад

    This was a great watch for me, thank you. You have really explained all of the issues I have with my tumour. I am so very thankful. Sending my kindest regards Claire xxx

  • @deedeeuribe193
    @deedeeuribe193 Год назад

    IL be having surgery to remove my second pituitary tumor. I've lost vision and now have kidney failure.

  • @biplopbohara8200
    @biplopbohara8200 Год назад

    thank you for the explanation

  • @simonentwistle2437
    @simonentwistle2437 Год назад

    My boyfriend had glioblastoma and he was not allergic.

  • @3gasman
    @3gasman Год назад

    I was just diagnosed with pituitary tumor that was discovered through a MRI Next step is more blood work to determine extent. My testosterone levels are far too low for an adult male is why MRI was advised

    • @burgerfc
      @burgerfc Год назад

      Hi, You also need to test your prolactin levels. It affects the testosterone levels. I had a MRI about 3 years ago with contrast and it had picked up a tumor which explained my elevated prolactin levels and might be the cause of my low testosterone levels. The medication didn't work because the side effects were horrible. They also don't want to operate because it's only 5mm in diameter. Probably bigger my now. The thing is never mind the size the effects its causing is terrible. Hope you get sorted

    • @callmeic
      @callmeic 11 дней назад

      What did they find out? I just had the same finding after low T

    • @3gasman
      @3gasman 11 дней назад

      @@callmeic I had successful surgery to remove the tumor through the nasal passage. Spent one night in hospital and released. Every two weeks I’m doing a self administered testosterone injection, and taking a daily thyroid medicine. I am now on yearly visits to my endocrinologist to check testosterone levels through blood lab work. All is good and my life is much better post surgery

  • @annetteminett8500
    @annetteminett8500 2 года назад

    Surgery ‘not worth it’ for 80 or 90yr olds……..

    • @katsato3118
      @katsato3118 11 месяцев назад

      I think neurosurgeons tend to not have the best layman verbiage. From my reading they say that post 7th decade anesthesia alone can be the end of an older person, and that I've seen. They also have a much more difficult time with recovery and rehabilitation. That said I believe he meant the risks would be paramount and not outweigh the benefit. I don't think he was saying older people themselves are not worth it.

  • @frogprincessss
    @frogprincessss 2 года назад

    In a nutshell: TMZ is more effective if MGMT is inactive. MGMT becomes inactive if its promoter region is methylated.

  • @bellomichealasaph8606
    @bellomichealasaph8606 2 года назад

    Can I have your email to send a result of CT scan so as to get what the result is really about ?

  • @johnnyazer5779
    @johnnyazer5779 2 года назад

    Hello Stanford, I have had a pituitary tumor since diagnosed in Rutland Vermont on May 12, 2003. The PC and also Dartmouth neurosurgeons said it was too risky to do transphenoidal and that I would have serious problems. Since living in Burlington Vermont, any time I have complained about the tumor, which is now a macroadenoma, since 2008, noone will do even anything at all here at UVM medical center in Burlington. They have told me not to worry about it, be lucky it has not killed me, or BS that pills will boost sugar levels. I appealed to neurosurgery directly and they had patient advocates call me. Nowhere. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. I have all types of symptoms in which they said is a mental problem. Lots know here but noone cares or not their problem in Vermont.