My husbands identical twin brother was recently diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme. Would my husband be at a greater risk of developing this tumor than a regular sibling?
• I just found out that my younger brother (21 years old) has an inoperable brain tumor. All I can remember from our conversation was that it was a frontal something temporal something tumor. He said that worst case scenerio is that he has six years to live, based upon the rate of growth. Is there anything you could tell me about this. I do know that he is getting some radiation procedure (sounds like stero-something). He told me that the procedure was to see if they could “shrink it” (my words). Two weeks after the procedure they will do another MRI to see where they stand. I do know that it is benign. He told me that it was the size of a quarter. Any information would be appreciated. Could you also tell me whether inoperable really means inoperable, and what would be the mortality rate if it is inoperable. • Would a brain tumor 2 cm X 3 cm in size be considered small, medium, or large? • Has there been any study done on the correlation between autoimmune diseases and GBM and/or brain
