Hi. If you want to hear some good testimonials you may want to check out Cancer Treatment Centers of America. I’m not endorsing this particular hospital but they do specialize in very terminal types of cancer and have a really resourceful website. Nutrition is a complimentary form of treatment prog. as is immunotherapy. Using this type of multidisciplinary treatment plan to fight more aggressive forms of cancer has proven to be very effective to extending lifespan and remission cases. Research some of these types of multidisciplinary studies and put some thought into which may be the best for you. You may have to pay a fee to access some of the more scientific periodicals but I find it best to go with more reliable research than more relaxed studies. Also, you may find that not all doctors or oncologists are very open to nutritional and immunotheraputic treatments as most medical schools do not require nutrition classes to medical students and as such most USA medical school’s ciriculum is actually very “drug” based vs. nutritional and immunotheraputic. I invite you to also research the educational background of our treating physicians on your own. I did so when my husband was diagnosed with brain cancer and was VERY surprised to discover such a lack of understanding how nutrition affects cancer. It has not been until recently that the medical community has opened itself up to consider how immunotherapy and nutritional plans commpliment the effectivity and/or lack thereof, of traditional medical treatment to cancer. You may also want to consider that for most aggressive cancers, the drugs used for chemo have essentially remained the same for 50+ years and are used across the board for a buffet of different cancers.

You’ll have to really be careful and weed through a lot of hokis-pokis snake-oil folks but after reading and cross-referencing for a bit you’ll begin to get the sense of what is what. If you get names of given researchers I found them VERY open to emailing me and refering to other colleagues research at Duke, Mayo, U of M, etc. Start reading up on the history of medicine and you will be surprised to find that the root of medicine has been herbs, roots, barks, mushrooms and other types of nutritional medicine and yet today if Phizer or other large pharmecuticals don’t endorse it, it is considered nonsense. Read up on how your body’s defense mechanisms work and the function of biochemicals at a cellular level. This will also help you understand how cancer forms, spreads and what feeds it at a molecular level.

I hope this is not overwhelming information. I shared it because you sounded like someone who likes to take the helm over their medical care.

Good health to you now and always!

Posted on July 5, 2010 at 11:57:08 AM by Anna

Thank you for the helpful posts and I will definitely check those out!

Posted on July 5, 2010 at 3:13:21 PM by Charliegirl09

I have HCC - Primary liver stage 4. I havent survived long term yet (diagnosed March 2010) but plan too. Transfered care to Sloan Kettering in NYC. Great group of people up there. They suggested Maitake Mushroom extract to build the immune system and also told me about a book called anticancer. It addressed ways you can help your body fight the cancer in addition to conventional treatments. It addresses topics such as; supplements, diet, exercise, mind-body. I just picked it up and only a few chapters in but a very informative book. I never stopped working full time, staying active and laugh as much as I can!

God bless!

Posted on July 26, 2010 at 11:06:17 PM by M

Sorry (FYI) the above is in addition to coventional treatments I’m also having done not just the above alone…

Posted on July 26, 2010 at 11:07:41 PM by M

I’m a pancreatic cancer survivor but had spots on liver and lungs after surgery. I took no chemo or radiation but relied on nutrition and prayer as well as exercise and breathing exercises. After a few months, “no evidence of recurrent or residual disease”. I found Dodie Osteen’s book, “Healed of Cancer” (untreatable metastatic liver cancer in 1981 and she’s well today) most helpful as well as Bill Henderson’s “Cancer Free….”. I’m glad to have you email me.

Not a survivor yet! recently diagnosed with HCC 11/18/2010. was going for treatment (TACE and RFA) but had a heart attack. Treatment resked. for Feb. 2nd and 3rd. My cancer is unresectable, as I have cirrhosis caused by Hepatitis C.
I hope things work out for you.
I am looking for as much info as possiable to get my hands on too!

Good luck to you.

Posted on January 24, 2011 at 10:02:57 AM by Charlie

Hi, I am heading into my 5th cancerfree year. I had a resection of a 10 cm tumor in 2007. I spent so much time trying to find survivors. I am doing well and feel very blessed.

Posted on July 16, 2011 at 11:50:13 AM by Vazquez7

 Sorry, I haven’t responded sooner. I actually have been off my chemo since last December and back to the fast pace of being working mom and wife. I have been cancer free since my surgery almost two years ago. You and I are very lucky! I see the two years that I have as one of the biggest blessings I have ever had! Sometimes it is just hard to realize it and cancer wakes you up quick! You are an inspiration to me and I hope continue your succcess. Please stay in touch and let me know how you are doing! Sincerely, Cherie

Posted on October 7, 2011 at 5:52:27 PM by Charliegirl09

glad to hear you are well. let us stay in touch.

Posted on October 8, 2011 at 8:51:30 AM by Private User