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Re:The Next Wave of Immuno-Oncology by war1025 on Monday May 20, 2019 @04:32PM (#19964857)
Looking through your post history, it seems you wife is doing much better than my dad did with his brain cancer. I assume then that it isn't glioblastoma. That shit is nasty.

Anyway, I hope things continue to remain reasonably in check for her. Cancer is a terrible thing.

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Re:The Next Wave of Immuno-Oncology by suddenseizure on Monday May 20, 2019 @05:59PM (#19965710)
Yes, we are relatively lucky that it's a low grade glioma. Sorry to hear about your dad, GBM is a monster.

The oncologist told us life expectancy is around 15 years which, while ~10x better than GBM, is a pretty disappointing thing to hear when you're in your early thirties. But that number comes from looking back at people diagnosed in recent decades, so we're really hoping that new treatments will change the equation going forward.

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Re:The Next Wave of Immuno-Oncology by BioMeditate on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @10:27AM (#19981522)
Do you follow the standard of treatment given by the doctor? What about diet modifications (ketosis) or other supplements (metformin, etc)?
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