Reader Phone: Diagnosis Brain Tumor

They are rare, but often develop rapidly and are difficult to treat: cancer in the spinal cord or the brain. The pace of the events the patients and their families are often overwhelmed completely. On Thursday, 5. September 2019, take the experts at free reader phone time to explain all aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors and to answer questions.

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Thursday, 5. September 2019 from 16 to 19 PM 0800 – 0 90 92 90

The call is out to all German networks free of charge.

Not every Tumor in the brain is vicious, because it depends on what Region of the brain is affected, which cell types and how far the tumor growth is advanced. To organize the diversity of the tumors, developed by the world health organization (WHO) classification in four stages. While grade 1 means a benign Tumor with slow growth, with a good chance of cure, the prognosis from grade 2 level, way worse. Degree 4 forms with a very malignant, fast growing tumors, the highest level on the scale.

The classification of the WHO the direction of for the treatment of: tumors of Grade 1 and 2 often with a single Operation successfully combat. At the latest from grade 3, a radiation – or chemotherapy in addition to surgical removal of the tumor tissue is necessary.

What is the significance of the classification into the four WHO grades for the prognosis and therapy? What are the risks of the surgery is associated? When is radiation therapy, when chemotherapy? What are the complementary therapies that exist today also?

All questions around the topic of "Diagnosis Hirntumor": answer the experts at reader phone:

On the phone 0800 – 0 90 92 90

• Prof. Dr. med. Martin Glass; Consultant neurologist, head of Department of Clinical neurooncology, Department of neurology, University hospital Essen
• PD Dr. med. David Kaul; A specialist in radiation therapy, head physician at the clinic for radiooncology and radiotherapy, Charité Berlin
• Dr. med. Stefanie Brehmer; Specialist for neuro-surgery, senior physician, clinic for neurosurgery, University medical center Mannheim

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