
Hi My Sister Is 65 Years Old And 5 Years

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Meningiomas are mostly non-cancerous - so less reason to worry
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Since meningiomas occur both in children and adults, I would be able to address your queries. If the diagnosis is thought to be meningioma and nothing else, you have relatively less to worry about since 90% of meningiomas are benign or non-cancerous and rarely convert to cancer. The bad part is that the anterior part of the brain (known as frontal lobe) deals with executive functioning and personality and therefore her personality changes could be a sign that the tumor is encroaching upon the brain. An MRI therefore needs to be done without delay. Since I do not know the exact dimensions and location of the tumor it is hard to comment whether surgical interventions are feasible.
Now regarding the issue of convincing her to get treatment, this is hard and your family has to act in unison on this matter. Some psychiatric medicines might be able to cool her down. Talk to her treating physician in this regard. Colitis is treatable but nevertheless she has to get the treatment.
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