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Is it safe to fly with a brain tumor?

Posted by lmp1 @lmp1, Sep 5, 2017

my daughter has decided to go to mayo for a second opinion. I'm worried about her flying. Right now the tumor is growing very aggressively. Is it safe to fly with a tumor?

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KarenBB | @pejiota4jack | Aug 30, 2019
In reply to @pegorr "Hi, While I didn't fly for my gamma knife and my cyberknife treatments, drove from Montana..." + (show)
@pegorr

Hi, While I didn't fly for my gamma knife and my cyberknife treatments, drove from Montana to Seattle,Washington, I have flown with head pain since. I find that if I put on my Bose noise cancelling, over the ear head phones it keeps the pressure down and the pain minimal. I hope this helps, but maybe someone else will have a better idea. Wishing you all the best. peg p.s. flying in October with 3 remaining tumors.

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Praying for the greatest possible result for your October appointment. Karen

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rochellewisner | @rochellewisner | Aug 30, 2019
In reply to @pegorr "Hi, While I didn't fly for my gamma knife and my cyberknife treatments, drove from Montana..." + (show)
@pegorr

Hi, While I didn't fly for my gamma knife and my cyberknife treatments, drove from Montana to Seattle,Washington, I have flown with head pain since. I find that if I put on my Bose noise cancelling, over the ear head phones it keeps the pressure down and the pain minimal. I hope this helps, but maybe someone else will have a better idea. Wishing you all the best. peg p.s. flying in October with 3 remaining tumors.

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I’m flying from Washington to Mayo for my Ovarian Cancer that returned . I trust my Doctors at Mayo .

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Sep 7, 2019
In reply to @pejiota4jack "Thanks for the reply! My husband wants to drive so that we can take it slow." + (show)
@pejiota4jack

Thanks for the reply! My husband wants to drive so that we can take it slow.

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See this article from the Pacific Neuroscience Institute (https://www.pacificneuroscienceinstitute.org/blog/brain-tumor/is-it-safe-for-patients-with-brain-tumors-to-fly/ ). In a study recently published in the Journal of Neuro-Oncology, “Safety of commercial airflight in patients with brain tumors: a case series,” (Phillips et.al. 2018), researchers reported the safety data for patients with brain tumors. Here is the full study https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11060-018-2905-6

In short, the study found "Overall, airflight was found to be safe for patients with brain tumors. Nevertheless, if patients have brain tumors and seek to travel by plane, they should have discussions with their neurosurgeon or neuro-oncologist to ensure individual safety."

I think you may have already decided to drive however.

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