Saturday, May 8, 2010

What do you do if you have colon cancer that metastasized to Liver

What do you do if you have colon cancer that metastasized to Liver?
Does anyone have any suggestions for a last ditch treatment that is not allopathic? Such as cessium chloride, diet, etc?
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If you or a friend or family member has received this diagnosis from the family's physician or a specialist, I would ask him/her for a second opinion. He/she should not get angry, but let you get it from another doctor. Ask both of them about the size and progress of the colon cancer and the size and progress of the liver tumor. Then ask for their plans. Ask as many questions as possible--that's your right. Get the facts, not the fears! Then I would talk again with specialist, parents, the pastor of a church, a teacher, the help-line at the front of the phone book. People in the know. I'd also stop ignoring my spiritual side, because our spirit helps us to live with cancer and what lies ahead. I'd not get started into all these miracle cures which say they work--they just take your money and don't work, just like tv televangelists. But I'd search for a good, spiritual gathering of believers where you can approach an adult about it, possibly with your parents, or not. And don't get anxious. And if you smoke, stop!!
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Call 1-800-herbdoc and ask for advice. (extreme budget: maybe $350 ) Eat many, many cloves of garlic. (Like 20 - 40 a day.) You can buy them already peeled in a plastic jar at Sams or Walmart. (Eat lemon with that, or nobody will be able to stand you, even yourself.) (budget: $20, max) Eat lots, I mean Lots of vitamin C. If you feel feverish, that's the cancer cells dying. You may want to take enemas, or do "cleanses" to throw off the toxins, or back off a little at that point so that the toxins themselves won't kill you. (budget: $15 ?) There's something called zeolites, from a company called Waiora. It adjusts the pH in your body so the cancer cells can not survive. Look it up on the internet. Buy some. Do what they say. (budget: $125) Good luck. Most death is a choice. Try to take action before you're too tired to choose. Oh. Get a Jack Lalane juicer (easiest to manage). Buy organic vegetables, rinse them off, stuff 'em in there and drink them. If you die, you'll go down feeling terrific! (budget: $125 or so; maybe $100 after rebate) Slow down on dairy products, if you possibly can. Eat Lots of fresh greens, or put them in your juice. You want to really keep things moving (elimination) as your body is throwing off the wastes of the dying cells. You can do this. Life is worth it. Think positive thoughts. No Negatives! None! (organic veggies are "expensive;" What's life worth to ya?) As you go through this journey the people around you will sort themselves into the ones that are positive in your life and the ones that are not. You may have to leave some "killers" behind. No worries. After you're O.K. again, the new you can find plenty of friends. You'll be more fun and more good looking and more powerful than you ever were before. Trust. Oh... Prayer really seems to help. If you can possibly get into a live praying environment - praying for anything - that will help. Praying specifically for your situation may be a little negative and a little whining and get tiresome. Pray for other things and people. Pray to get to know God better. This could end up being the happiest time of your life. No kidding. Try all these things. If you die, you'll die goodlooking and happy. grin If you don't like the flavor, or the expense, or the inconvenience, wait'll you see what the alternative is like! Either way, God loves ya. He just can't tell you that when you're dead. (Psalm 88:10)
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Diet WILL NOT cure cancer that has spread, esp in the liver. Dont waste your money on treatments that dont work. once it is secondary it will continue to spread thru the body to various organs. My Mum past away in sept this year from kidney cancer that met. to the liver and lung. once in the liver it was EXTREMELY aggressive.. My grandma had bowel that met to liver, and so did my step Mum. My step Mum tried all sorts of expensive new age treatments (diets) and it was an absolute waste of time and money. We tried everything with my Mum, postive thinking, diets healthy eating... NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING would have kept her alive... my advice is to enjoy what time you have left,
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Resveratrol. M.D. anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the Chinese and Japanese have done extensive studies nd the stuff stops most cancers. Google "aggarawal resveratrol' and "resveratrol preclinical and clinical studies" and fine the 60 page report. Buy it most places. oldsouthwinery.com and vitacost. Most have the type made from the root f the knotweed plant, please believe me the stuff works. just check it out. I have a friend that had 3 months to live and that was two years ago. Take care.He takes 10 caps a day, now there is something!

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

How can I medicare health benefits,if I am a 50 old, american citizen with stage IV, colon cancer, disabled

How can I medicare health benefits,if I am a 50 old, american citizen with stage IV, colon cancer, disabled?
colon cancer and HTN, DIabetes, kidney disease,stroke,severe anemia, workedmore than 25 yrs in USA.I live in westerville,OH,married with no children, no savings, hard to live in this economy without any kind of help, any help is highly appreciated, thanks in advance.
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If you are disabled you should already be getting Medicare.
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If you apply for Social Security Disability benefits and receive them, there will be a 2 year waiting period before you can get Medicare. There are some rare cases when social security administration will grant early medicare benefits but don't count on it, I know of this particular law due to my own set of circumstances. Some cities offer health care services to low-income people. You will have to do a search to see if you can find a hospital that will help you. Good luck and I wish you improved health. Akasha
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You can be under 65 and have Medicare if you have been receiving SSDI for 24 months so you probably qualify and should apply for this disability social security right away. Meantime, if you have no resources and low income you can get Medicaid through your county social services department. There are private foundations that offer help for cancer patients. Google it.
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This is a pet peeve of mine with the Social Security / disability system in the USA. As others have said above, there is such a long waiting time that many of my patients weakened and died from their advanced cancers before they were ever eligible to receive a nickel of benefits. Many of these people had no insurance, so I treated them at my own expense. I never refused a patient care just because they could not pay. That is why I never made the big bucks that many doctors take home now. These days you will not find too many doctors who will see you free of charge and also pay for your chemotherapy treatments out of their own pockets. But, there may be a few out there still.
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Learn how to identify and treat chronic renal failure (CRF) As your installation is slow, the body can adapt well until late stages of chronic renal failure. Therefore, it is a silent disease. Many people think they can identify a kidney patient for pain or a decrease in the volume of urine. Nothing more false.

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Are hormone shots helpful in fighting colon cancer

Are hormone shots helpful in fighting colon cancer?
My dad has 1 in 10 cells showing cancer, they are recommending hormone shots every 3 months. Is this helful or not? He doesn't want to get the shots if it is not going to slow it down or stop the growth.
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It would help greatly if you could tell us what specific hormonal agent is being recommended. There are many types of hormones that can be used clinically. Most are not generally used for adenocarcinoma of the colon. And do you mean one in ten lymph nodes show cancer rather than "one in ten cells?" Has you dad had a colon resection? Are you sure this isn't prostate cancer? Adenocarcinoma of the prostate that has spread to the colon might commonly be treated palliatively with hormonal agents. If the doctor is recommending "adjuvant" (preventive) treatments, he or she should be providing you and your dad with the data regarding expected benefits verses risks of treatment. Ideally you would be present with him at the doctor visit when this treatment was recommended. I would not recommend a treatment without explaining the chances for benefit based on experience reported in the medical literature with groups of similar patients. Sometimes there are no family members present, and the patients cannot recall all of the details regarding the explanation. Also, I suspect there are times when today's doctors are too busy to fully explain the rationale of treatments recommended. Modern medical practice with the limits on reimbursement for time seems to force doctors to run people through faster leaving less time to explain things. I was fortunate to retire before I was forced by Medicare and other insurance carriers to see patients more quickly.

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