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,