At Lehigh Valley Health Network, you can guarantee you are in the right hands from diagnosis to treatment when seeking a brain tumor hospital for conditions such as glioblastoma multiforme.
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common type of brain tumor. It is ultimately what caused the death of Ted Kennedy, who served as a Democratic senator (full story here). Although there is no specific age when brain tumors occur, typically glioblastoma multiforme brain tumors are diagnosed after the age of 50.
Glioblastoma multiforme is an aggressive brain tumor. However, each patient is treated and cared for with the optimism for long-term survival.
Treatment for brain tumors varies from patient to patient and on the significance of the tumor (tumor growth, size, location, etc.). Options and recommendations are tailor-made for each patient.