ALTERNATIVE CANCER SOLUTION

 Alternative Cancer Therapy FAQ

How often will I need to be treated?
Does this regimen replace chemotherapy?
Are there any side effects to the treatments?
Can I speak with a patient who has undergone this therapy?
Is there temporary housing available?
Who Should Seek Alternative Cancer Therapy?
How effective is chemotherapy for cancer?
Should I consider receiving traditional therapy (chemotherapy and/or radiation) along with complementary therapy?

How often will I need to be treated?
Patients will typically need intravenous infusions two to three times per week, until there is evidence of either regression or stabilization of disease by imaging studies (PET scan/CT scab/MRI). Concurrent with the infusions, patients will need to be on a regimen of oral medicines, injections, and supplements. Evidence of regression or stabilization of disease usually at least three months.

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Does this regimen replace chemotherapy?
Some of our patients receive chemotherapy in addition to our complementray regimen. It is rare to see prolonged stabilization or regression of advanced disease using chemotherapy alone. The need for chemotherapy will be determined on a case by case basis.

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Are there any side effects to the treatments?
Side effects are extremely infrequent. Most commonly, patients report feeling increased energy. On occasion, a patient may experience nausea during a rapid infusion. This effect is remedied by slowing down the rate of infusion.

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Can I speak with a patient who has undergone this therapy?
Absolutely. Please contact Breshan Nelson, the office manager at .

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Is there temporary housing available?
Yes. Please contact the office manager at .

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Who Should Seek Alternative Cancer Therapy?
1. Individuals who have failed traditional therapy (surgery,radiation,chemotherapy)
2. Individuals who are unable to tolerate traditional therapy.
3. Individuals with stage 3 and 4 cancer.
If you have stage 4 cancer (metastases that have spread to another site), as a general rule, chemotherapy will not cure your disease

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How effective is chemotherapy for cancer?
The efficacy of treatment for Stage III and Stage IV cancer has progressed minimally since the inception of chemotherapy. Our initial approach was to use relatively broad spectrum chemotherapy drugs that attempt to kill rapidly dividing cells. Our results for the majority of cancers (with the exception of the leukemias, choriocarinoma, testicular cancer, ovarian cancer, and the lymphomas) have been dismal. At best, we may see a temporary response which may extend survival by up to 2-3 months; unfortunately, the minimally extended life span is frequently associated with intolerable side effects.
Subsequent approaches have included targeting specific receptors, such as VEGF, EGFR, HER2/NEU, and IGF-1. Other modalities include angiogenesis inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, cancer vaccines, and stem cell injections. For the majority of individuals with stage III or IV cancer, the efficacy of these techniques has also been fairly unimpressive.

The effectiveness of chemotherapy has recently come into question, as is reflected in an article written in the British Journal, “Oncology,” in June, 2004. The authors of this article (two radiation oncologists and one medical oncologist) undertook a literature search for all randomized-controlled trials that reported a statistically significant increase in 5-year survival due solely to cytotoxic chemotherapy in adult malignancies. The search period was from January 1990 to January 2004. The results were disappointing. “The overall contribution of curative and adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy to 5-year survival in adults was estimated to be 2.3% in Australia and 2.1% in the U.S.”

The time has come to use a multidisciplinary approach to the management of cancer. I use the term management because that is a more appropriate term than our current approach, which is known as treatment. Treatment implies the administration of a medical technique or medicine, with an attempt at a cure. Our traditional approach to the treatment of metastatic cancer generally involves the use of a single technique, referred to as chemotherapy. As mentioned above, this single technique fails to accomplish the desired goal. Perhaps the reason that this approach fails, is because progression of cancer does not rely on one receptor, one hormone, or even one method that promotes growth. You cannot treat a disease that thrives via a multifaceted process, by using a single technique.

Cancer may be managed as a chronic disease, however, using multiple modalities. Optimally, these modalities should allow the individual to coexist in harmony with their existing cancer; the cancer should be stabilized so there is no progression and no symptoms. The management of HIV is an excellent analogy. There was a time when HIV was an automatic death sentence. Now, HIV is often managed as a chronic disease; individuals may live with this diagnosis, symptom free, for decades.

A multifaceted approach to the management of cancer may include nutritional therapy, hormonal therapy, antioxidant therapy, chemotherapy, oral supplementation, and various alternative and complementary techniques.

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