Cancer Treatment

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Why does anti cancer drug treatment lead to hair loss and nausea

Why does anti cancer drug treatment lead to hair loss and nausea?
I need help with a paper. Many anti cancer drugs are directed at either stabilizing or destabilizing the tubulin protein that makes up microtubules and are very effective in treating cancer.....so why the hair loss and nausea?
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The hair loss is due the chemicals killing all rapidly growing sells, not just the cancerous cells, and your hair is one of those kinds of cells, chemo is not specific for cancerous cells, just rapidly growing cells, I can't think of the name for it. As for nausea, it is b/c you are basically poisoning yourself, but for the betterment of your health.
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Vitamin B-17 is the ultimate cancer fighting therapy. Of course the government will put you in jail if you use it for your patients. It has been banned by the fda. Why? Because it cures cancer and it would eliminate a billion dollar industry.
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these treatments and antibiotics wil make you body so acidic that will happen. your body should remain alkaline so it can repair itself so check your urine or saliva for acidity. litmus paper can be bought in a roll
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It's correct that these drugs have their greatest effect on cell types which reproduce most rapidly. Hair follicle cells, and those in the lining of your gastrointestinal tract all the way from the inside of your lips to the, um, other end fall into that catagory. That being said, different protocols with the same cancer drugs can affect a person differently. I had chemo in three sets. The first set, done "IV bolus push" over five days, caused the hair loss and GI inflammation. Most unpleasant. The second and third sets (same dosage) were done weekly for six weeks, IV infusion, and there were NO side effects at all!
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Chemotherapy targets fast growing cancer cells. Most normal cells are specific to the organ and does not grow. Tumor cells are the uncontrolled growth of these cells. For some reason the signal to stop growing has been turned off in these cells . . thus the rapid growth. There are only a few other cell types in the body that grow and that includes hair cells and some cells in the gastrointestinal tract. The chemotherapy can not tell the difference between the hair cells and the cancer cells, so during chemo treatment all growing cells will die off. If the chemotherapy does its job the cancer tumors will die or shrink allowing surgery for removal. The hair will fall out, but this is only a temporary nuisance. Once chemotherapy stops the hair will grow back. Most people can tolerate the nausea caused from chemotherapy, but those who cannot can use medications to keep them comfortable. It's not pleasant, but chemotherapy is effective in killing cancer. Most chemotherapy protocols have been tested by extensive Clinical Trials and are backed by documented scientific evidence as to their benefit treating human cancers. The National Library of Medicine provides assess to millions of medical journals and documents through the years: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Breast cancer treatment what was your experience in waiting time for diagnositic test & treatment

Breast cancer treatment what was your experience in waiting time for diagnositic test & treatment?
I have been through the fight this yr. Just courious about others experience in their area.
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I was blessed to be able to have the mammogram, ultrasound and needle biopsy all on the same day. It was the day before Memorial day weekend and my primary dr. doesn't work Tuesdays so the waiting for the results was horrible, even for 4 days. I couldn't sleep or eat. I can imagine for other people that have to wait days or weeks between diagnostic tests that it can be very stressful. I had surgery exactly one month after I was diagnosed and started chemo about one month later.
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It seems right after I had my mammogram and they called me to come back for a second one, that everything after that went real fast. I had the biospy, surgery, and radiation. Now after a few months on Monday I'm going back to the radiologist for a follow up visit.
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Went through it exactly 10 years ago. My experience was fine! I discovered a lump end of July, went to my doctor mid September (I waited to see if the lump grew). Next day I had a mammogram and immediately an ultrasound. The doctor who read the mammogram and did the ultrasound immediately recommended that I have a lumpectomy (rather than a needle biopsy). Saw a surgeon within 5 days. Had a lumpectomy on September 28. 4 days later I was told it was malignant and I needed another surgery. Second lumpectomy took place on October 10. Began radiation on October 25 for 6 weeks. Never had any problem with the radiation. Refused to have chemotherapy or take hormone replacement therapy. I trusted my body since it had warned me in time that I had cancer. Didn't want to mess up my internal clock. It has been ten years. I am still clear of cancer. Good luck
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I went for my mammogram and the nurse came back in and showed me the spot. Took more pictures and did a ultra sound. A week later the needle biopsy. I waited 3 days for the result and it was cancer. A week later consult with the surgeon another 3 days the 2nd consult (he wanted to make sure I had time to digest what he told me). Partial mastectomy a week later. Now I am done with chemo (6 month later) and will start radiation. even though I think things moved rather quickly, every day of waiting is torture. Especially when you just been told you have cancer. These tests take time especially when they figure out what kind of cancer it is and the hormone receptors. I was told that for instance the Her2 test takes a long time because they literally watch it grow.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

What is combined modality treatment for breast cancer

What is combined modality treatment for breast cancer?
Can you explain that to me please? For the intial stage of breast cancer that is.
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for intial stage of breast cancer, u may, kindly, consult a local homoeopath. with best compliments from www.saioam.com
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The lump and maybe surrounding tissue and lymph nodes are removed (surgical modality). If lymph nodes are cancerous then radiation (another modality) and chemo are used.
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The latest American Cancer Society data indicates that 89% of newly diagnosed breast cancers are now cured with current therapy which is usually combined modality, so I STRONGLY suggest NOT using homeopathic treatment for a deadly disease that is now so often cured with mainstream therapy. Most primary breast cancers are now treated with lumpectomy and radiation therapy - two modalities - 1. surgery and 2. radiation. [Mastectomy is much less common today.] A third modality 3. Chemotherapy - drugs usually given by vein that can kill cancer cells throughout the body - is recommended if the primary breast cancer shows signs that suggest a significant possibility of microscopic distant spread of the malignant cells. Added note - I should correct that the 89% figure is for five year survivals which is not truly a "cure" for breast cancer since it can come back after five years in some cases - - But, it is necessary to have an initial five year disease free interval to eventually realize a "cure." We do not know about "cures" for sure until maybe 20 years have gone by. Clearly the vast majority of stage I and II breast cancers patients are cured with current combined modality therapy. I would suggest homeopathic therapy for pancreatic cancer, advanced non-small cell lung cancers, and other types of cancer for which rational, scientific, modern medicine has no good treatment.
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combined modality treatment means combinations of all modalities...the modalities for cancer are surgery , radiotherapy and chemo. These are used one after the other for a breast cancer. for initial stage patient is taken up for surgery first If breast conservation surgery done then radiotherapy follows surgery which is followed by chemo. otherwise after total removal of breast or mastectomy chemo only. followed by hormonal therapy depending on hormonal status

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