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Meningiomas. Gamma knife or Cyber Knife. Which is more effective?

Brain Tumor | Last Active: Feb 9 10:34am | Replies (27)
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I had Proton Beam Radiation - 6 weeks - 7 minute treatments daily - had no side effects, felt great the entire 6 weeks. The Bragg Peak phenomena means that radiation drops to "nothing" immediately. 6 years later, just had MRI - absolutely no growth - Dr. said "tumor was killed but stays in place"
I'm pretty sure the Phoenix Mayo has the equipment. Google this and consider it -

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nancye3 | @nancye3 | Jul 30, 2017

Thank you for your reply. My sister is supposed to go back to Mayo in Rochester Aug 9th. She had surgery in 2001 for a frontal lobe meningioma. She has 3 new tumors in different places. The proton beam treatment was mentioned along with surgery and possibly Gamma Knife. One tumor is growing faster than the others. She is worried about having surgery out of state. We live in Atlanta. Glad you are doing well and had no side effects. Best Regards,Nancy

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