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INRM · 7th August 2004, 07:26 AM

Kind of amazing that with all our science, they have practically no ability to treat it?

Unless there's somethign I'm missing.

-INRM

Chris Haynes · 7th August 2004, 12:47 PM

Perhaps you are missing something... like an explanation of what you looked into.

From here:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq...lioma/patient/

The treatment kind of "depends". But like lots of things, there is lots of research, lots of treatments, but an actual cure is not yet there yet. A search at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi brought up over 1000 references.

The same can be said for pancreatic cancer.

Goshawk · 7th August 2004, 02:15 PM

Well, there are any number of things that, "with all our science", we can't fix, that we can only deal with on a palliative basis--diabetes, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, various disorders like lupus and psoriasis, and of course many different kinds of incurable cancers.

The doctor ain't God no more.

Dancing David · 7th August 2004, 02:26 PM

The real problem is that the glia cells are the ones that sort of enforce the blood brain barrier and provide the energy to the nuerons, so they are hard to effect and if you toxify them, well you die.

Deetee · 9th August 2004, 02:05 AM

[woowoo mode]

Of course, glioma is entirely dependent on your star sign.
If you are an aquarius - watch out!
Cancers and Leos can relax.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=15277620
[/woowoo mode]

7th August 2004, 07:26 AM	#1
INRM Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,490	Brain-Stem Glioma Kind of amazing that with all our science, they have practically no ability to treat it? Unless there's somethign I'm missing. -INRM
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7th August 2004, 12:47 PM	#2
Chris Haynes Perfectly Poisonous Person Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wacky Washington Way Out West Posts: 4,214	Perhaps you are missing something... like an explanation of what you looked into. From here: http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq...lioma/patient/ The treatment kind of "depends". But like lots of things, there is lots of research, lots of treatments, but an actual cure is not yet there yet. A search at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi brought up over 1000 references. The same can be said for pancreatic cancer.
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7th August 2004, 02:26 PM	#4
Dancing David Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 34,919	The real problem is that the glia cells are the ones that sort of enforce the blood brain barrier and provide the energy to the nuerons, so they are hard to effect and if you toxify them, well you die.
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9th August 2004, 02:05 AM	#5
Deetee Illuminator Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,790	[woowoo mode] Of course, glioma is entirely dependent on your star sign. If you are an aquarius - watch out! Cancers and Leos can relax. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=15277620 [/woowoo mode]
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7th August 2004, 02:15 PM	#3
Goshawk Graduate Poster Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Decatur, Illinois, USA Posts: 1,453	Well, there are any number of things that, "with all our science", we can't fix, that we can only deal with on a palliative basis--diabetes, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, various disorders like lupus and psoriasis, and of course many different kinds of incurable cancers. The doctor ain't God no more.