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Stereotactic vs proton therapy for brain tumor

Brain Tumor | Last Active: Oct 22, 2022 | Replies (4)
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@dkubacki

also I was only offered traditional xray radiation (MRT) therapy but read a bit that photon therapy seems to have similar outcome but less long term side effects and cognitive deficits. so, mostly doing my own research.

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Marjorie | @greatdayinmt67 | Oct 22, 2022

I am undergoing photon treatment for inoperable low-grade brainstem glioma. I'm nervous about photon because it doesn't stop within the tumor, but they need to cover as much of it as possible with the goal of 'killing' it. My tumor is below my hippocampus and I am taking Memantine to help mitigate any cognitive damage should there be any.

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