There isn’t a lot of concrete information out there about what changes to expect following brain cancer treatment. Part of that is because it can vary so much depending on the person. So, as I’ve gotten quite used to on this journey, I learn as I go. Side Effects vs Symptoms It has always been…
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Cancer Clusters – What’s Causing This?
A common question is what caused my brain cancer. The only known thing that could lead to this would be radiation exposure, which I never had prior to my radiation treatments this past fall. There is not a genetic factor for this condition. Unfortunately it seems that even less is known about brain cancer than…
Astro-what?
I first heard the term Astrocytoma when a nurse called me the week following my surgery in which they took a sample of brain tissue for a biopsy. At the time of the call they were able to confirm that we were dealing with a Grade 2 Astrocytoma. What we didn’t know at that time…