If the gamma knife is actually used on David, the order will now be gamma knife first, and then radiation and chemo. (Since this second tumor has appeared, chemo will be done.)
On 1/26/01, David was discovered to have a brain tumor that was later determined to be directly related to a malignant melanoma that was removed from his shoulder in May of '96. This brain tumor was small and at the surface, but had caused a lot of swelling which had caused a seizure. This seizure was the first David had had, and turned out to be a life saver. The surgeon was able to go in and remove all the tumor, and all of David's post-op scans have come back clear. There will be radiation treatments to follow, but no chemo, since David is showing as disease-free at this point.
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gammaknife.com - American Brain Tumor Association - Awareness Badges