What is glioblastoma, the aggressive brain cancer that killed my love at 49?
Mia Love, the first black republican woman elected at the congress, died on Sunday at the age of 49pushing a renewed attention to the aggressive Cerebral cancer This claimed his life.
Love, which represented the Utah, was fighting glioblastomaA malignant brain tumor.
He had received an immunotherapy treatment as part of a clinical experimentation, but his daughter revealed at the beginning of this month that he no longer responded to the treatment.
Love died at his house in Sarathoga Springs, Nello Utah, according to a family declaration.
Who was my love?
Love, born Ludmya Bourdeau, was the daughter of Haitian immigrants and a pioneering republican deputy who represented Utah in the United States Chamber from 2015 to 2019.
He entered politics in 2003 after winning a place in the municipal council of Saratoga Springs, 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City, and later became the mayor of the city.
While in that role, love spoke to the 2012 Republican National Convention and attracted the awakening of his criticisms of the then President Barack Obama.
That year, he lost an offer for the Chamber against the Democratic historical operator. He ran again two years later and defeated a candidate for the first time with about 7,500 votes, becoming the first black republican woman elected to the congress.
Love was briefly considered a nascent star inside the Gop, but its power within the party passed away while President Donald Trump has taken hold. Love has held the distances from Trump and called it in 2018 for vulgar comments that did on the immigrants of Haiti, El Salvador and some African nations. Later that year, he lost to the medium -term elections while the Democrats climbed.
How did love die?
Love has been diagnosed glioblastoma In 2022. He said that his doctors estimated to have only 10-15 months to live, but he exceeded him.
He described during a talking commitment to Salt Lake City as he discovered the tumor. Love said he was on vacation with his family and developed a bad headache when the plane landed. When he went to the beach, the reflection of the sun on the water made her headaches unbearable. Her husband brought her to the hospital and a series of X -rays revealed a tumor in her brain.
Love rushed home Nello Utah and has undergone surgery to remove about 95% of the tumor. The results of the biopsy revealed that it was cancerous and probably spread in the surrounding brain tissue.
Has entered a clinical experimentation a Duke UniversityCentro for the Cerebral Tumor of Preston Robert Tisch in Durham, in the North Carolina, which led to the use of the immune system of his body to attack the tumor. Initially, the tumor has reduced, but in the end he stopped responding to the treatments.
What is glioblastoma?
Glioblastoma It is one of the most fatal and resistant tumors to treatment, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. It is a rapidly growing glioma, a type of tumor that derives from gliali cells, which protect the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
There is no cure for glioblastoma, but aggressive treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other targeted therapies can slow down cancer growth, according to Mayo Clinic. It is considered advanced at the time of diagnosis, which means that there is no way to eradicate all cancer cells.
How common is it?
Over 13,000 Americans are diagnosed with glioblastoma every year, which represents almost half of all cancerous brain tumors, according to the Cleveland Clinic. And more than 10,000 people in the United States will succumb to the disease every year, reports the National Brain Tumor Society.
Glioblastoma can occur at any age but is more often in the elderly. The average age to the diagnosis is 64.
It is the same type of brain cancer that he killed ex Son Beau Biden of President Joe Biden in 2015 And senator John McCain in 2018.
Can it be prevented?
The researchers have not found a way to prevent glioblastoma and the cause of most of these tumors is unknown. Glioblastoma occurs when the gliali cells in the brain or spinal cord change, altering genetic makeup.
People who have been exposed to significant quantities of radiation have an increased risk of developing glooblastoma. A family history and some rare genetic syndromes can increase the risk of developing brain cancer.
How long can you live with it?
People with glystoma diagnosis generally have about 15-18 months to live, with only 10% of survival probability after five years, according to the MD Anderson Cancer Center.
With aggressive treatments, love has lived for about three years after receiving its diagnosis.
“My life has been extended by exceptional medical care, sciences and extraordinary professionals who have become dear friends,” wrote Love in a recent editorial in The Deseret News. “My extra season of life was also the result of the faith and prayers of countless friends, known and unknown.”
