Latest messages for CancerCompass discussion http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23405,0.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ HelloOne supplement in particular you might be interested in checking out is cimetidine. this is sold as an over the counter drug Tagamet commonly used for stomach problems. It has been studied with several cancers and here is a link to some information about how it works and references some case studies of melanoma patients. It works on many levels to fight cancer and it is readily available and cheap.http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/cimetidine.html  Any cancer regimen needs some good immune boosters. A couple potent ones are maitake mushrooms and transfer factor. kc1102 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thank you so much, I appreciate the response.  I will start researching AVEMAR now to see if this may be a good option for us.  flo1966 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT AVEMAR (AVE in the USA) is a supplement that is highly recommended for a variety of cancers including melanoma. Hope this will be helpful for your father. Copyright (C) 2007 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved In clinical cancer trials, Avemar was shown to reduce the progression of disease in patients with head and neck cancers, colorectal cancer, and malignant melanoma of the skin. The quality of life of patients with breast cancer or lung cancer improved significantly (P On 4/25/2008 flo1966 wrote:I apologize for the length of this message, this is my first time posting on this site.  I am amazed the courage that I see here, my heart goes out to all that are battling this disease.   I am just scared to death and looking for any advice on how to beat this horrible disease and help my family.   My 74 year old father was just diagnosed with melanoma…Clark’s stage IV, the thickness was 4.6mm.  We do not yet know the clinical stage, but had a CT scan of head, neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis yesterday so we should know shortly.  He may have a PET scan, but he has not made up his mind on that yet, as he has come across good and bad info on PET scans.  We are headed to a cancer center next week to discuss options, although he does not want any chemo or radiation.  He prefers to take an alternative approach to his cancer and we completely support his decision.  At 75, he takes no medication, has no chronic diseases, and keeps active, he is by no means a couch potato!  We lead a healthy lifestyle and have for many years, taking vitamins, eating well, we grow much of our own food, we are vegetarians, we don’t consume sugar or empty carbohydrates.  As soon as he felt that there might be a problem, he upped his vitamin intake, particularly VitC, and amino acids and his following an anti-cancer diet and supplement program based off the research of Dr. Rath and others.  He does not have any physical symptoms and says he feels great….he is just mad that he has this disease now.  I am just wondering if there are any melanoma survivors out there that have taken an alternative approach to their cancer and had long term success.  Any and all advice is appreciated.    Thank You! Shemay Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT I apologize for the length of this message, this is my first time posting on this site.  I am amazed the courage that I see here, my heart goes out to all that are battling this disease.   I am just scared to death and looking for any advice on how to beat this horrible disease and help my family.   My 74 year old father was just diagnosed with melanoma…Clark’s stage IV, the thickness was 4.6mm.  We do not yet know the clinical stage, but had a CT scan of head, neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis yesterday so we should know shortly.  He may have a PET scan, but he has not made up his mind on that yet, as he has come across good and bad info on PET scans.  We are headed to a cancer center next week to discuss options, although he does not want any chemo or radiation.  He prefers to take an alternative approach to his cancer and we completely support his decision.  At 75, he takes no medication, has no chronic diseases, and keeps active, he is by no means a couch potato!  We lead a healthy lifestyle and have for many years, taking vitamins, eating well, we grow much of our own food, we are vegetarians, we don’t consume sugar or empty carbohydrates.  As soon as he felt that there might be a problem, he upped his vitamin intake, particularly VitC, and amino acids and his following an anti-cancer diet and supplement program based off the research of Dr. Rath and others.  He does not have any physical symptoms and says he feels great….he is just mad that he has this disease now.  I am just wondering if there are any melanoma survivors out there that have taken an alternative approach to their cancer and had long term success.  Any and all advice is appreciated.    Thank You! flo1966 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT