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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:51 am

Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Brain Cancer(Free Handout)


Chemotherapy

Generally, tumors are satisfactorily treated with radiation and/or surgery. Chemotherapy is not used for benign tumors and is generally not a very effective treatment for most malignant primary brain tumors or metastatic tumors.

The problem with chemotherapy is that it works by interrupting mitosis, the process of cell division. Many brain tumors grow slowly by nature, so slowing their growth by chemotherapy d...Read the full article
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