Pontine Glioma

My brother has been recently diagnosed with pontine glioma i am so scared for him he is so young im scared of the side effects of radiation, He will be starting chemo and radiation next week, i cant imagine what the side effects for him would be, how can i support him?

  • Hi Brobry,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm so sorry to hear of the situation with your brother - this sounds incredibly difficult and it must be a lot to be processing.

    We have some information on our website about treatment, which includes information about potential side effects, in case this is helpful at all.

    Hopefully you or a member of your family are able to also find out more from your brother's doctor about ways to potentially support him.

    Our nurses are also available if ever you'd like to talk things through with someone. You can reach them on freephone 0808 800 4040 - Monday-Friday, 9-5.

    I hope that this forum can be of some support to you. We are always here if ever you need it.

    Hopefully you'll get more replies to your post soon. You can also use the search bar at the top of the page to find other relevant discussions and people to connect with, if you'd like to.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator