About GBM
About Glioblastoma
1.Risk Factors
While glioblastoma are more common in males and persons older than 50, they do not discriminate when it comes to age, gender, or ethnicity.2.Difference in Symptoms
The symptoms for any brain tumor vary widely depending on the location from where the tumor originates and the rate of tumor growth. Some symptoms are silent and only found when a brain scan is incidentally done for another reason.3.Common Symptoms
Other typical symptoms include headaches, nausea, vomiting and seizures. Tumors frequently cause subtle personality changes and memory loss or even disturbances in speech and language.4.Diagnosis
Most patients with glioblastoma undergo a CT scan, followed by MRI. The actual pathological diagnosis has to be made at the time of surgery where tissue is removed and examined by a neuropathologist.5.Treatment
The standard treatment for glioblastomas is maximal safe resection, followed by concurrent radiation and an oral chemotherapy called temolozomide over a 6-week period. Upon the completion of radiation, 6-12 cycles of adjuvant temolozide are given five days in a row every four weeks.6.Curability
Glioblastomas are not surgically curable, but there is good evidence that the more tumor that can be removed, the better the prognosisThank you
2016 Gala Sponsors
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Thank you to the KEJ Productions team, husband and wife dynamic duo – Elaine and Kaleb Jimenez, for this super fun video from our Gray Diamond Gala promo shoot at the KWP Studios!
