Glioma: Glioma – New England
SurvivorNet has collaborated with experts from around New England and in cancer centers throughout the Northeast, to provide patients with helpful information and support after a glioma diagnosis. We hope these resources make it easier to connect with people local to you who can help.
Living With Glioma
When Joel Gendron was diagnosed with a grade two oligodendroglioma, a rare type of tumor in the central nervous system, he strived to be "an example of strength and optimism" for his son and daughter. "Once I had tried digesting all of the information that I've been dealt with... the next task at hand was convincing my... Read More
Managing A Glioma Diagnosis
Treating Glioma
Managing Glioma Recurrence
- Surgery is typically the first step to remove as much tumor as safely possible and confirm the diagnosis.
- Tissue from surgery reveals the tumor’s type, grade, and genetic markers, which guide all treatment decisions.
- After surgery, patients usually have a short hospital stay, close monitoring, and follow-up scans to plan next steps
Glioma Surgery: What to Expect
- Surgery is typically the first step to remove as much tumor as safely possible and confirm the diagnosis.
- Tissue from surgery reveals the tumor’s type, grade, and genetic markers, which guide all treatment decisions.
- After surgery, patients usually have a short hospital stay, close monitoring, and follow-up scans to plan next steps
- Patients should ask how treatment may affect fertility, including surgery, radiation, and medications and talk to their doctors about future family planning so your care team can tailor treatment with your goals in mind.
- Healthcare providers often discuss options for preserving fertility — like egg or sperm freezing — before treatment begins.
Planning for the Future: What Patients of Reproductive Age Should Understand
- Patients should ask how treatment may affect fertility, including surgery, radiation, and medications and talk to their doctors about future family planning so your care team can tailor treatment with your goals in mind.
- Healthcare providers often discuss options for preserving fertility — like egg or sperm freezing — before treatment begins.
- Glioma survivors today are living longer, fuller lives thanks to new treatments that help people stay active, work, travel, and plan for the future in ways that weren’t possible even just a few years ago.
- Patients now have more reason for hope than ever before as breakthroughs are giving people more options — and more years — to live well.
Important Messages For Glioma Patients and Caregivers
- Glioma survivors today are living longer, fuller lives thanks to new treatments that help people stay active, work, travel, and plan for the future in ways that weren’t possible even just a few years ago.
- Patients now have more reason for hope than ever before as breakthroughs are giving people more options — and more years — to live well.
Glioma Care In New England
Dr. Nick Gonzalez Castro, a neurologist and neuro-oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute within Brigham and Women’s Hospital, feels privileged to work in Boston, Massachusetts, and to treat patients with the support of an exceptional team of colleagues. Dr. Castro, also an assistant professor of neurology at Ha... Read More
New England Glioma Cancer Centers
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Smilow Cancer Hospital – Yale New Haven Health
Legorreta Cancer Center – Brown University
University of Vermont Cancer Center
Patient Guides From Top Glioma Specialists in New England
Useful tools for patients navigating diagnosis, treatment options, and top-tier care in New England
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