Loosing The Breast Cancer War - Part 2

Posted on 3rd | Posted by admin in Health and Fitness

Case 1

Jean (not real name) is a 56-year-old female. Sometime in 2004, she felt a hard, flat lump in her right breast. A mastectomy was done in October 2004. The pathology report indicated infiltrating ductal carcinoma, Grade 3.

Jean underwent six cycles of chemotherapy with FEC (5-FU + Epirubicin + cyclophosphamide). In addition, she had twenty sessions of radiation treatment. All treatments were completed in June 2006.

Barely three months later Jean was told that the cancer had spread to her liver. On 4 September 2006, she underwent another cycle of chemotherapy. This time the treatment caused severe side effects. Jean decided to forgo the remaining five cycles of chemotherapy.

Breast Cancer - When Medical Treatment Failed, She Turned To Herbs

Posted on 1st | Posted by admin in Health and Fitness

Siew (not real name), 44-year-old-female, is a radiographer in a hospital in Hong Kong. In July 2002, Siew faxed me this message:

“I suffer from cancer of the breast – infiltrating ductal carcinoma in August 1993. Total right mastectomy was performed. Secondary to the bones was detected at the same time. A course of chemotherapy was given consisting of twelve injections over a period of six months. At the same time, radiotherapy was given to the spine and ribs. Two doses of strontium were given after the course of chemotherapy. Tamoxifen and orimetene were taken orally daily all these years.