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from:msnbc.comFDA clears first-of-a-kind device for brain cancer
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OMG! they invented the cell phone??!??!
More like the anti-cell phone.
The study you're referring to showed that the metabolism of brain cells sped up when exposed to cell phone signals. The device in this article disrupts them.
My mother died from a glioblastoma in 1984. She lived exactly 6 months after surgery and radiation treatments. We would have rather had her use this device then suffer the nausua and burning in her eyes and throat from the radiation. Not to mention the fact that the radiation itself destroys brain cells which I believe sped up her rapid decline. I hope this device will give another family a better quality of time with their loved one, if not more time.
I agree. Even if it doesn't give a longer life expectancy with, it could still make that time more enjoyable. I have a feeling that this will be marketed as a 'more effective' treatment and people will be deceived into thinking effective means cure, like with a lot of new medical treatments.
Just went through with a brothers death from brain cancer. He chose not to use chemo, as he had witnessed a friend who did. He lasted less than three months after diagnosis. Radiation was tried, and even that was so traumatic for him and his loved ones to make me think I would choose neither. This treatment seems to offer some quality as opposed to no quality of life with the radiation/chemo merry-go-round. The cure is not there with any of the treatments available now.
Hopefully they will get even better with this device and achieve better results. I also wonder if this concept can be applied to other cancers
I'm with you-mom is 79 and has halted her chemo as she realized what it did to her mental capacity-as she put it, "I'd rather go out as who I am" I don't want to lose her but she is right quality over quantity anyday.
This is great news for those suffering from this form of cancer. I work with brain tumor survivors and their families through a support group and we all recognize the limited treatment options available for this diagnosis.
how many people in the US actually have brain cancer?????????? just curious.
It's called Google.
I wonder how much this device costs. If it's as simple as it sounds, it's probably not much - it may not even be patentable. And if medical device comopanies can't make money off it, you can bet they won't market it; doctors may not even become aware of it as an option.
The only thing that's changed for most cancer patients between now and 20 years ago is the cost of their treatment. Radiation, chemo, and surgery often do not, in the end, extend a patient's life by much or increase their odds of survival (it depends on the type of cancer). Yet treatments are more profitable than ever before.
It's craven and wrong.
I'm currently going through treatment for Stage 4 Breast cancer that had metastisized from my rt. breast to my lungs, liver, nodes, right and left hip bones, my skull and my brain. My question is this: has this device been tested on breast cancer cells in the brain? Are there going to be any clinical trials to address this? If so, I would be interested in joining the trial. Please advise.
Thank you,
Mary