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@boilerbob

My wife has the same type of brain cancer. It is very fast-growing and highly resistant to common treatments.
Ellen has surgery the last week of February and about 90% of the cancer growth was removed. The rest was interwoven with brain cells.
Two weeks later she started 7 weeks of daily radiation treatment and chemo pill treatments.
On May 10th she has an MRI, after swelling reduction from the radiation treatment, and we will see how effective the treatments have been.
On May 24 we have an evaluation appointment at the Mayo Clinic Brain Cancer Center to discuss new treatments and openings in clinical group trials on experimental drugs.
If you wish I can share points of contact at the Mayo Clinic Brain Cancer Center.
Right now it is a fight against a foe with no known weaknesses.

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Sending both of you strength and your wife healing. I'd love to know what treatments her doctors recommend or what clinical trials. I reached out to the mayo clinic but, unfortunately, my insurance doesn't cover treatment there. You're right about the foe. I'm sorry your wife is walking this path too.