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Title: Treatment Side Effects Tracking Template
Authors: Mark Miller (July 17, 2007)
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Summary: I used this template to track side effects associated with radiation and chemotherapy, tying them to diet, etc. by day of week and time of day. The goal was to establish patterns and hopefully anticipate these periods and/or avoid foods that perpetuated the issues.
Keywords: Radiation; Chemotherapy; Side Effects; Templates
Categories: Templates

Title: Post-Op Questions - Tumor Resection
Authors: Mark Miller (June 25, 2007)
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Summary: These are questions I prepared for my neurosurgeon in advance of my craniotomy. I wanted to put the document here as they were helpful to me. I'm not sure everyone knows what to ask beyond "did you get it all" and "is it cancer". There is a lot more you should know.
Keywords: Surgery; Craniotomy; Neurosurgeon; Tumor Resection
Categories: Templates

Title: Naturopathic Support for Chemo/Radiation
Authors: Various Sources (June 22, 2007)
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Summary: This document lays out a lot of good information related to not only preparing for chemo and radiation, but also a lot of supplements that you can take that really help bolster the immune system. I did well through chemo and radiation. Although I cannot tell you for certain this is why, I cannot dismiss that this regimen helped me.
Keywords: Diet; Chemotherapy; Radiation; Nutrition; Brain Tumor
Categories: Nutrition

Title: 1p and 19q as Predictors of Survival
Authors: Mayo Clinic (June 17, 2007)
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Summary: This report set out to to further clarify the diagnostic and prognostic indicators of the 1p and 19q chromsomes arms. The study focused on astrocytomas and mixed gliomas.
Keywords: Astrocytoma; Oligoastrocytoma; 1p/19q
Categories: Brain Tumor Research Papers

Title: The Anatomy of Movement
Authors: Unknown (May 19, 2007)
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Summary: This is a very good document that deals with the secondary and primary motor cortex and how they affect movement / motor skills. Since my tumor is located in the primary motor cortex, I performed a lot of research in this area.
Keywords: Primary Motor Cortex; Motor Skills; Neurological Deficits; Brain Tumor
Categories: Brain Tumor Research Papers



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