Chordoma?

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My friend's grandmother, who is in excellent health, is 92 years old and was

recently diagnosed

with Chordoma of the lower spine. She did a little on line research and

can email the information she found on the subject. One source has

this to say, “The prevailing theory is that in chordomas the

notochord fails to degenerate and then undergoes malignant

transformation. The major failing of this theory is that normal

notochord remnants have never been observed.†Her grandmother gets

flu vaccinations every year. She wonder if a contaminant or part of the

adjuvant has triggered this chordoma. Does anyone have any thoughts on the

origins or approaches to treatment for this condition?

Thanks,

Liz P