I had a whipple in Nov 2005 for amullary cancer. I was told a wide margin was taken but it has returned now in the form of a fast growing tumor.
The Calgary doctors said gemsidabene would not work on ampullary cancer it was only good for pancreactic cancer and i should accept my fate.
I flew to M D Anderson hospital in Houston and they said they have had 505 success rate with a double dose of Xeloda and oxylaplatin chemo. I am into my fourth treatment and the tumor marker has dropped from 158 to 48, a strong sign that the chemo is working.
I am confident that M D Anderson in Houston is the No1 cancer center in the world and I would urge anyone else in my position to take a 2nd opinion there, even though I am paying for all the treatment myself and I can ill afford this,.
I am determined to beat this and my prayers go out to everyone who is affected by this directly or indirectly
Lots of love to all
John Calgary canada