“Once you have a diagnosis, you must make several important decisions—not just regarding your treatment, although those choices are most important, but about your work, your finances, your family responsibilities, and the way in which a brain tumor will affect… — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“there is always hope; some people always do better than the numbers.” — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“People sometimes ask what it’s like to be a surgeon who works with the living human brain each day. I think sometimes it’s like… — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“For all brain tumors, definitive diagnosis can only be made by surgery with pathological examination of tissue. MRI or CT scans or other images… — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“The people you’ve always relied on, the ones you always believed would be there no matter what, may suddenly seem unavailable.” — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“My strong opinion is that you should continue on with life as normally as you can, no matter what kind of tumor you have.” — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“You do see different responses. Some folks might search the Web and all of their contacts, and go from center to center to see… — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“The discovery of a brain tumor is a life-changing event that happens quickly, and for most people there is a surreal quality to the… — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“A brain tumor can radically change your self-identity. Even if your tumor is removed and you are doing well, you may continue to see… — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“Some patients choose not to pursue treatment out of a sense of denial about the tumor. They may think, “Maybe they’re wrong. Why take… — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“Vestibular schwannomas constitute less than 5 percent of all brain tumors.” — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“Second and third opinions can be valuable, but don’t spin your wheels and lose time by getting ten opinions. Talk with two doctors and… — Peter Black Copy Share Image
