Hi Bill: What about checking Stem Cell Transplant to help your immune
system. From what I can gather it was outlawed here in the U.S. but now
it's supposed to be legal again. This is with using the cells from
newborns. They have been doing this in Mexico and the Bahamas.
The process I went thru with a tumor on my lung was stereotactic body
radiosurgery. Surgery and chemo didn't help but the SRS did. It is half
the size it was.
I am sure you will get a lot of feedback and I want to wish you well.
Your friend June
PS I read something about doctors using the MRI and a probe with chemicals
but this is in clinical trial stage.....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ROBERT JAMES TALLON [SMTP:BOB@tallon66.freeserve.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 1:44 PM
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: [MOL] Colon Cancer-My Experience
>
> Hi I'm Bill; I live in Yorkshire England
> I was diagnosed with colon cancer in July 1997, when I had an
> emergency operation to remove the tumour.
>
> I later found out that I had secondary tumours on my liver. After months
> of tests at St James Hospital in Leeds, I was told that the
> tumours on my liver could not be cut away.
> So in October 97 I started on 5FU chemotherapy, this did the trick, and in
> March 98 I finished the chemo and my tumours had shrunk down. I had a good
> summer 98 holidaying in the Canary Islands.
>
> September 98 I went into the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, where I
> underwent a pioneering operation to freeze my tumours using liquid
> nitrogen (cryogenic surgery). Unfortunately when I woke up I was told
> that they could not do the surgery as my tumours had started to grow
> again!
>
> November 98 I started another course of 5FU chemotherapy, using a constant
> feed pump -Hickman Line. In addition to this I had done a lot of research
> into the anti cancer benefits of sharks cartilage. So I started taking
> sharks cartilage powder ,mixed with orange juice.
>
> Feb 99 BAD NEWS my tumours were still growing, the 5FU chemo was having
> no effect this time. Also the sharks cartilage had been a waste of money,
> after spending £500 on sharks cartilage.
>
> March99 started on new chemotherapy- irinotecan Camptosar. Intravenous
> injection over 2hours every 3 weeks, side effects some sickness and
> diarrhoea, lost ALL my hair from everywhere! After 3 doses I had a
> scanGOOD NEWS the tumours had reduced in size between 30 and 50%! I have
> now had 6 shots of this chemo and feel great, about to have another scan.
>
> CURRENT CONCLUSIONS
>
> Sharks cartilage a waste of money. I know that the cancer will not stay
> dormant forever and could eventually develop an immunity to any more
> chemo.
> WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR is any ideas ,therapies, tips on alternative
> therapies, treatments, diets, that I can start now, while my tumours are
> temporarily defeated, to continue the battle against them, while I am off
> chemo.
> I have already visited a natural healer, reflexologist and this looks
> promising.
> I AM OPEN TO ANYTHING
>
> BILL
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