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Last night my son told me that his head was sore. He pointed to an area where it felt sore, so it is not the entire head.
Are there any symptoms if cancer has spread to the brain?
Are there any symptoms if cancer has spread to the brain?
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Son Anthony DX 12/11/06
L/O 12/20/06 Stage IIIA, 95% EC, 5% Yolk Sac
4XEP 1/29-4/6/ 07
AFP started increasing3 wks later
Residual abdominal mass found on CT
RPLND 6/8/07
Cancer in pathology-
80% mature teratoma, 20% Yolk Sac. --
No adjuvent chemo and
AFP normalised
July 22, 2010 ---- 3 years all clear! -
mstlyn,
I understand how any symptom can make you worry, but TC spread to the brain is very, very rare - wheras headaches are very, very common.
In the UK, they only give you a brain scan if your bHCG is >10,000 mUI/ml. It's easy for me to say, but please don't worry.
DavieDiagnosed March 2006, Stage IIB, 3cm RP mass
10% Seminoma, 90% Non-Seminoma (Embryonal, and a tiny amount of choriocarcinoma and teratoma)
Prechemo bHCG-2648, AFP-582
3xBEP March-June, markers normalised
3 months postchemo - 1.2cm residual RP mass
RPLND September 2006 - mostly necrotic tissue plus tiny amount of well differentiated teratoma
June 2009 - TRT commenced to help out my lefty
May 2011 - check-up, all clear -
Thank you Davie for the information.Originally posted by Davie
I appreciate that very much.
Son Anthony DX 12/11/06
L/O 12/20/06 Stage IIIA, 95% EC, 5% Yolk Sac
4XEP 1/29-4/6/ 07
AFP started increasing3 wks later
Residual abdominal mass found on CT
RPLND 6/8/07
Cancer in pathology-
80% mature teratoma, 20% Yolk Sac. --
No adjuvent chemo and
AFP normalised
July 22, 2010 ---- 3 years all clear!Comment
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