From conventional to alternative treatments, our cancer treatment forum lets you share stories, research and information with others. Explore our online resources at CancerCompass.com. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/cancer-treatment/1,0,129.htm Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I am 67 yr old and have stage 3a lobular breast cancer and had 5 chemo treatments and am now receiving faslodex, an estrogen receptor blocker and femara to stop estrogen production.  After my tumor reduces, I will have surgery probably mastectomy followed by radiation.  My medical oncologist said that I will need need to wait a yr after radiation before getting reconstruction. I went to a surgical oncologist for a second opinion and this doctor said that I can have reconstruction at the same time as my surgery and then get radiation.  NOw I am confused on what to do. Has anyone anyone had radiation after after reconstruction and how did it turn ut? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,71847,0.htm darmowen Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT hi all, need some help from you guys. my mo is suffering from sarcoma cancer and she has started taking pazopanib tablets , however  its been a month now she is having all those skin reactions and all. therefore the doctors have reduced the dose from 800mg to 600 mg. m confused whether thats gonna help or not. please reply. if you have any idea about this medicine..   Regards Pavitra http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,71202,0.htm gurungpavi Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT One of my Facebook friends posted today that her brother, who is a young 70 years old and currently undergoing chemo treatments in NJ, said that his oncologist told him it's a good thing he is being treated this year because the new healthcare mandate will not allow cancer treatment (chemo) for patients 70 and older, only pain management.  This sounds very far-fetched to my Facebook friends and me.  Has anyone on here heard this?  Are there any medical professionals on here who can confirm whether this is true or false? Thank you. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70977,0.htm ajp1228 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT I know of people that have been helped by Axe Nutrition out of Dallas, Texas. It even works in late stages. They provide a detailed cure. They do not treat people or tell them what to do with the information, as that would not be legal for them to do. This is not bull, I know they have helped some people for free who had no money. I have seen this first hand. If this helps just one person beat this terrible disease that took my brother's life, it was worth me posting this, and facing ridicule from scoffers. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,42149,0.htm CancerTruth Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Hello eveyone, I am new on this forum and I would like to have some informations about treatments agains diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). In fact, a DIPG has been diagnosed to a little girl of my family in September and we are thinking about alternative treatments. She is under radiotherapy but it won't cure her. Moreover, she has a biopsy that indicates she's not receptive to any chimiotherapy. Then we are looking for any treatment worldwide that could cure her cancer. We live in France so I'd like to know more about the treatments currently available in the US. Also, I've heard about Burzynski clinic, there are a lot of topics about it, but I still don't manage to have an opinion about him. Please let me know if you've heard about any clinic that could help her. Thanks a lot for your help. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,62392,0.htm Pauna Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Journey Home Drive-a-Thon was conceived by Benjamin Viele and Alexander Rodriguez upon hearing the Stage 4 cancer diagnosis of Ben’s grandfather and in memoriam of his best friend’s passing to cancer. Benjamin and his friend, Alexander, are driving from California to Benjamin’s hometown and alma mater in Illinois to perform a cabaret fundraiser at the Hoogland Center for the Arts July 27th. ...At the finale of this performance the duo will present the American Cancer Society (celebrating its 100 year anniversary) a check from their fundraising efforts, with 100 % of the proceeds to benefit the organization. Along this 2,937 mile, week-and-a-half journey – the duo will travel by RV and stop at five major cities (Orange, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Austin, TX, Atlanta, GA, & St. Louis, MO) to perform a Kid’s Cabaret at the Commission on Cancer (COC) Hospital Pediatric units to lift spirits, raise awareness and become more educated about this debilitating disease.   Please PLEASE help us spread the word: www.facebook.com/thejourneyhomewithbenandalexander   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,71384,0.htm TheJourneyHome Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT I'm posting to learn about additional treatment options for my father's stage 4 glioblastoma.My father was diagnosed with GBM in late August. He had the initial growth removed in early October and proceeded with very aggresive radition and chemo. Over the last few weeks the cancer has begun to spread. The prognosis is quite poor.We began searching for alternative treatment options in the hope of finding something which might be able to cure him of this disease. While I have found quite a proliferation of alterative treatments, I'm having trouble understanding which treatments are legitimate and which are fads.What I can't seem to find, is any objective, 3rd party information on the various treatment options and their actual performance. I'm hoping someone can point me to a listing of the best clinics and treatments available.I'm also hoping someone could give me more informaiton on the following treatments which keep coming up as potentially helpful in fighting cancer:- Budwig Diet- Hyperthermia- Ozone therapy- Vitamin C megadoses- ResveratrolThank you in advance for your help. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,54373,0.htm indura Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT I have stage IV Pancreatic Cancer and I was treated with a Chemotherapy of Gemzar and an experimental drug.  However, the chemo only worked from January to the end of June. By the middle of June the tumors in my lungs started growing and more and there were new ones and there was a new spot on my liver so I was taken off of the study.  So now I am being told that I am in my second line of defense with the disease and the doctors are telling me that that my cancer is very aggressive and even harder to treat because my body has been exposed to the Gemzar.  At this point, the only thing I am being offered is a drug called Fulfox (not sure of the spelling) but this chemo is a lot more toxic and only works in 20% of the patients and it usually causes numbness and possible nerve damage in your hands and feet.  I was told to "shop around and see what else is available; if there are any natural alternative, clinical trials or anything that anyone know might work for someone who has had Gemzar already and is in their second line of defense with this disease.  I am a 50 year old female and I don't want to die.If anyone knows of anything I would really appreciate it.Sincerely yours, http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,38319,0.htm onlynphilly Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT My friend has stage 4 RCC. I have the opportunity to purchase H-Wave  for next to nothing and I'm wondering if I should jump on it. My friend has no insurance to pay for it.  Does anyone have any experience w/ this type of treatment, good or bad? http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70830,0.htm jnine Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Anyone out there who has undergone this? I have a 15yr old granddaughter for whom this has been prescribed. She hasn't begun it yet. Thank you for any help you can give. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70808,0.htm thegrandma Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sutent pain tollerance level. My tollerance for pain seems to be going down significantly while on Sutent.  The chemo seem to be working and growths are smaller so that is not it.  Growths are in my spine mostly.  Also, not radiating pain usualy associated with growth.  My tollerance has dropped a lot in the last three months. Anyone else have this happening?   Pete http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70758,0.htm famtwp Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT My husband has metastisized liver cancer. He has been undergoing chmo for two years,over 55 treatments so far. He has this boby rash that no one seems to beable to stop. He goes to the VA hosp in E. Orange,nj. We are using Absorbase several times per day. We have tried everything. The dermatologists had him try prednisone,antibiotics. He is currently on avastin again with other chemo. Can anyone help us? Any ideas? The itching is making him lose hope any suggesrions greatly appreciated, thank you, Tammy http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70619,0.htm tamhitch Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT was diagnosed with breast cancer and received my first dose of 5 FU on July 15th, 11 days later I was admitted to the hospital due to severe toxic reaction to the 5 FU, I was diagnosed with grade 4 (4 being the most severe level) - grade 4 leukopenia, thrombocytopemia, stomasitis, mucocitis, and diarrhea. I was in the hospital for 13-days, do not remember anything of the first week. My family was told I may not make it and supportive care was offered. Needless to say I did make it, however 4-weeks later I am still unable to what I had done prior to chemo due to fatigue. I was informed following this episode that it is very rare and they had never seen this type of reaction, and that I apparently had a deficiency in an enzyme called DPD which makes my body unable to metabolize the 5FU. Upon further research I found that approx. less than 5% of the population has this deficiency and those that do have had toxic reactions to 5FU, including death. I also found out there is a test for this enzyme, but was told by my oncologist it is not the standard of practice to test for DPD? I do highly recommed anyone who is about to recieve 5FU discuss with your physician the effects of DPD and 5FU, the odds are in your favor you will not have this deficiency since less than 5% of the population does, but I can assure you if you are in that 5% you do not want to have 5FU, I am truely very lucky to be alive today. I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who has had or knows someone who has had this reaction to 5FU. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,2909,0.htm Maryl Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT Hello, I'm a journalism student at Columbia University and I'm writing a story about cancer patients who choose to refuse or alternative treatment, and whose family is struggling with that decision. I have personal experience with this situation, and I want to write about the family dynamic. I'm looking to speak with people who are currently dealing with this issue. If you or someone you know are willing to speak with me about this, please let me know. Anonymity is available, as well. Thank you for your consideration! http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,64697,0.htm sarahjune Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT My Mom has said her medical oncologist has pescribed Arimidex for her cancer. Just wonderingSusanne   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,29534,0.htm SMS1009 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT What are side exact and immediate side effects of radiation treatment?  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70325,0.htm susie45 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT You will definitely find our services worthy enough to consider. for more info: http://www.cancertreatmentmeds.com http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70124,0.htm medicine56 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT You will definitely find our services worthy enough to consider. for more info: <a href="http://www.cancertreatmentmeds.com/">cancer " target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cancertreatmentmeds.com/">cancer treatments meds</a> | <a href="http://www.cancertreatmentmeds.com/">health treatment</a> | <a href="http://www.cancertreatmentmeds.com/">cancer " target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cancertreatmentmeds.com/">cancer treatments meds</a> http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70123,0.htm medicine56 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Hi, I am here for my Wife , 1st time on a computer so please bare with me.. I thought this would be  a good way to get some information and meet some people in similar situations. So hello to all. brief background, My wife at when was 59 had uterine cancer,  2 years after the operation she has now been diagnose with secondary cancer ( metastisised ). Kemo/radio therapy has been eliminated,  so we are looking at alternative treatments. She is following  the Gerson protocol and  she has been stable for 1 and half years.  I am curious if there are any standout alternative treatments that people have been getting good results with. I hear alot about "this and that" so it would be nice to hear from actual people and see what they are experiencing  thanks  alot     http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,70059,0.htm needtoknownow Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT An Antineoplastic Drug Used to Treat Some Forms of Cancer Treatment Cancer with  Chinese medicine “ETERNAL LIFE”.Cancer,this human health archenemy ,Has been conquered by the chinese medicine,governs the cancer capsule. Most impor tant, we may use it to treat cancer where other methods have failed. A year later, Patients remains free of cancer. Scientists are on the brink of a breakthrough in the treatment of cancer.We use traditional herbs to reduce the terrible side effects of cancertreatment.mtlelt@yahoo.cnmtlelt@qq.com( mtlelt@yahoo.cn OR mtlelt@qq.com;) To the world medical arena announced that to the world cancer patient announced that to the world people announced - - the traditional Chinese medicine broke through cancer! 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Therefore “cancer treats suppresses the tumor ETERNAL LIFE capsule” to be possible to use in carcinoma oesophagi, the cardiac opening of stomach cancer, the stomach cancer, Rectal Cancer, the colon cancer, liver cancer, the gallbladder cystocarcinoma, the cancer of the pancreas, the lung cancer, the carcinoma of uterus, breast cancer, the lymph cancer and so on each kind of tumor. After the massive clinical practice confirmation, to suppresses the cancer cell the shift and the proliferation, as well as enhances organism immunologic function, the protection hemopoiesis system to have the unique curative effect. Also suitable After Fang, chemotherapy causes the serious gastro-intestinal tract to respond that like disgusting, vomits and swallows the difficulty and so on. To the old age, is physically weak, the later period shift cancer and so on not to be suitable the surgery to treat or puts, the chemotherapy patient especially to be suitable.( mtlelt@yahoo.cn OR mtlelt@qq.com;) 1.    the ancient times has not studied the immortality medicine attacks the effect, for instance the old, middle-aged and young stomach increases, the stomach to hurt, the stomach bulge stomach ache to pull the stomach, the dyspepsia, not to be able to eat meal, the digestive tract to have the serious inflammation patient, the taking most same days is effective, the long clothing may convalesce. 2.    does not need the surgery to the early intermediate stage patient, the pain which the absolution surgery brings,may cause the light patient not to affect the daily life and the normal work suppresses the tumour cell to reproduce, suppresses the tumor proliferation shift, and can effective eliminate the tumour cell. 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Eliminates the tumor, the effect is remarkable: 1-5 days: Disgusting, the vomit, losses of appetite, the ache to reduce obviously 5-10 days: The appetite is good, the sleep is good, spiritual good 10-15 day: The ache, cancerous gives off heat and so on symptoms to vanish the15-30 day: The chest, the accumulation of fluid in abdomen abate, the tumour to reduce gradually the 30-60 day: The tumor reduction and vanishes gradually A treatment of cancer, Cheats, one mill http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,69780,0.htm henans Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT I've read about this alternative treatment to raise the bodys PH level to kill the cancer cells.  This treatment calls for blackstrap molasses or maple syrup class B and baking soda.  I can't find these exact items here in the Philippines so I am wondering if anyone else has tried this protocol?  Will this work with regular maple syrup or regular molasses?  Google this protocol if your not familiar with it, but sounds like it might work.   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,69336,0.htm frog3764 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT HAVE BEEN ON CHEMO FOR 2.5 YEARS AND DOING OK TILL SEVERE LEG CRAMPS.  I MEAN ON THE FLOOR, WRAP MY LEGS IN HEATING PADS, TAKING 3 LORTAB TYPE OF CRAMPS.  ANYONE ELSE HAVE THESE AND KNOW WHAT TO DO.  TAKING ALL THE RIGHT VITAMINS ETC . . . BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS. THANKS PETE   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,68802,0.htm famtwp Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT I would like to know if PET scans detect all cancers. My husband, who passed 10-26-12, was diagnosed almost 2 years ago with a metastatic cancer of unknown primary in the retroperitoneal area. Genetic testing could not identify the cancer mass. He underwent chemotherapy beginning in July, 2011 through September, 2012 He had a PET scan/CT scan (UPMC-Uniontown PA with consult from Drs at Hillman in Pittsburgh) every three months. Each scan showed the original tumor but no other hot spots, except two lymph nodes in his chest area, which were gone by the next scan. He had his last PET scan August 5, 2012, again with only the original tumor showing up. Through-out September and early October he complained of being totally exhausted. A CAT scan in October showed a partial bowel blockage and upper GI exam showed stomach to small intestines completely blocked. Subsequent surgery with camera showed widespread cancer (where dr indicated his internal organs were "cemented together"). The dr did not believe this happened over the course of a month and half but the PET scan did NOT show anything but the original retroperitoneal tumor, which had shrunk between PET scans 2 and 3 and had shown no enlargement on the 4th (last) scan in August. What I need to know, because we put so much faith in this test, does the PET scan fail to show such extensive metastic disease or could the scans have been misread? He is gone but the shock of finding out the extent to which this cancer had spread was for both of us, devastating. Can anyone cast any light on this issue. Many thanks. http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,69263,0.htm drmyers Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT My nephew 17 has had colon cancer since 16 years old. He has finished 6 months of chemo. He now has fluid building up in abdomen and new tumors. He will undergo HIPEC on 10/18. Has anyone experienced this?   http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,68726,0.htm rglueck Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hello! My mom was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) back in March of this year. After completing her treatment, her pet scan showed a mass in the liver. A biopsy confirmed that the mass was cancerous. We were told by the doctor that the cancer metastasis to the liver was uncommon for her type of cancer. We are all very concerned, and would like to know if anybody has been in a similar situation, and how their treatment plan was. The current treatment as of now is to try to control the cancer, and prevent it from spreading through chemotheraphy. If anyone has any information, it would be happily appreciated.  http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,68617,0.htm welou Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT