I spoke with the father.
>> Back to our KPRC 2. Plus
tomorrow is Gbm Awareness Day bringing awareness to the most
bringing awareness to the most
common type of brain cancer
gio There are approximately
15,000 new cases of gbm
diagnosed in the U.S. every
year. >> Joining us this morning to
>> Joining us this morning to
help raise awareness, doctor
Tobias while Bird nor on
colleges and to share his
personal story. We have Ira
Bernstein joining as well.
Gentlemen, good morning.
Thanks for being here.
>> Thank you for having us.
Absolutely morning. Good
morning, doctor, let’s start
with you. Can you tell us more?
>> About the stats for brain
cancer among Americans.
>> Yeah. As you about 15,000 people a year are diagnosed
people a year are diagnosed
with glioblastoma. They were
just oh, my is the most common
and this well, the most aggressive brain tumor that
aggressive brain tumor that
resonates in
the brain. Typical We are
looking patients undergo surgery for trying to take out
surgery for trying to take out
as much as possible and then
followed by radiation with
chemotherapy. In addition,
patients to have the
opportunity and to wear innovative variable.
to wear innovative variable.
FDA approved device called to
the training fields off
to him. >> And and that and at
>> And and that and at
treatment modality than what
we’re used to. It works
differently than chemotherapy
it up the size and no electric field. That interferes with the
field. That interferes with the
cell cycle of the mission and
>> stops the cancer from
growing. we didn’t like big
clinical trials where a lot of people were wearing. This
of people were wearing. This
device, Oman and the people
wearing this device. They they
just get better. And that gives
us hope. And before we go too
far, but before we go too far
down the road with with
treatment, I just want to
correct myself. blasts Toma and what are some of the common
and what are some of the common
symptoms there?
>> glioblastoma into the took
the symptoms that to patients. >> To be presented with.
>> To be presented with.
It really depends what part
of the brain that’s affected.
But we see
headaches, dizziness, this numb. I think the difference
numb. I think the difference
is to what people used to or I
hear from the biggest role with
that is sudden onset bickley in
brain tumors. We have a more Suffolk. You’d like a snow or
Suffolk. You’d like a snow or
on set. And so that I think
it’s to the biggest friends to
2 strokes.
>> OK, and then you can
continue your thought on doctor with that, the latest
with that, the latest
treatments and therapies that
are available right now. >> mentions. The 2 were
>> mentions. The 2 were
treating Fields it’s the newest
ones of our treatments. And we
have more and more experience with that and a great part of
with that and a great part of
that is is like really that sad
that this is the side that
there are relatively little
side effects that don’t overlap. Mike was chemotherapy.
overlap. Mike was chemotherapy.
We look patients having issues
with no Shai having issues with
15 having with low blood counts and because it is a different
and because it is a different
technology, we don’t see that.
And that makes it a big, really
big difference. >> Ira, can we talk to you for
>> Ira, can we talk to you for
a moment about your diagnosis
with a brain tumor back in
2020? We’re reading here and
tell us, please a little bit
more about your journey and how this opportune treatment
how this opportune treatment
help you.
>> I was the end of July 2020
in the week. I’ll be on time. 2 years from diagnosis.
2 years from diagnosis.
Following and within a week I
had a creamy I mean, I was
lucky enough to have a very
challenging Certian was able to
remove the entire to her. It was
the entire to her. It was
followed by 6 weeks of daily
radiation
and chemo and about 2 months
off and then I began
chemo again and in the same exact time again wearing the
exact time again wearing the
opportunity mice.
Basically I’m adapted to it
quite well. I believe you know,
he’s long as you become committed to it. It doesn’t
committed to it. It doesn’t
have to make too much of a
change in your life. I
basically continue to live my
life as I
did before. I was always very active. I still am my wife and
active. I still am my wife and
I walk every day from 3 to 5
miles we hike and held in June
the last 2 years. I’ve skied over
200,000 vertical feet.
horseback ride.
Snowshoeing, altitude. They see
it. I think going water within
which you obviously can. It really isn’t anything you
It really isn’t anything you
can do it. Then I work out
every other day for an hour and
3 quarters. And you can, you
know, you can make yourself
comfortable with it. You can
move things around and tension.
The reason your head to the
device to that you can do.
I mean, I mean, we’ve done not
aerial yoga while
wearing this. you know, you
don’t have to stop living your
life in all. Yeah, you just
have to believe in yourself
and be optimistic. You know about this. When I read what
about this. When I read what
was your thoughts, if you will,
when you first learned of the
diagnosis, I imagine you didn’t
think that this would be the outcomes as successful as it’s
outcomes as successful as it’s
been.
>> when I first got the
diagnosis was sitting in a
hospital room after an MRI, I write issue reaction was I told
write issue reaction was I told
my wife we will beat this now
reaction was so now you’re deaf
to because the doctor did you
know, giving you know this,
this terrible, you know, a future plan telling, you know,
future plan telling, you know,
you so many months to live with
this and everything but you
know, he she doesn’t mean the
numbers are only averages and we just never applied to
we just never applied to
protect you in person and she
doesn’t have any greater
insight into how long I’ll
live. Then I myself. you know, once I told my wife
you know, once I told my wife
and she was grounded and was
terrific and I’ve been positive
about this from the get go. I think that’s what you have
I think that’s what you have
to. You know, you have to
respond to it with positivity.
If you view that as a death
sentence, you to be then.
But, you know, it’s really a
life sentence. You might not
have the luxury of time, but he gives you reason to to keep
gives you reason to to keep
living your life. You know, as
long as
you can.
>> And the optimism that
deadline to this treatment, it
seems like it’s working for you, doctor, before you go,
you, doctor, before you go,
where can folks get more
information?
>> Yeah, I think the most
important part is to seek
treatment. Then a specialized
center was no wrong colleges
and particular about that.
The tumor treating Fields
talked to a device. You find a lot of patient information on
lot of patient information on
all 2. Now com.
>> Doctor Tobias Walbert Mister
Are were born. Steve, thank you
both so much for your time.
Really appreciate it.
>> Thank you for having us.