SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A deadly form of brain cancer, glioblastoma, is nearly impossible to get rid of – even after patients undergo surgery to remove parts of the tumour, followed by chemotherapy, radiation therapy and other available treatments.
The average lifespan upon diagnosis is around two years. When the aggressive brain tumour returns after treatment, the cancer cells grow back with a vengeance, and the average lifespan is less than two years.
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