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KylieOz
Member since Nov-23-09
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Nov-23-09, 11:58 PM (PST) |
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"73 yo mother - rectal cancer"
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Hello,
My name is Kylie and my mother has been diagnosed this week with a rectal tumour (large) on colonoscopy. CT scans have revealed secondary lesions on the lungs (1 on each) and T11 in her thoracic spine. There is a questionable lesion in her liver as well.The plan of attack at this stage is that she will begin radiotherapy for one week at high doses and then proceed to having the rectal tumour removed on 11th December. After recovering from the surgery, which will apparently take 3-4 weeks) she will begin chemotherapy. As soon as we learnt the diagnosis last week we found information on DCA and are enthusiastic to involve it in her treatment. I have ordered 100g and it is on its way to Australia as we speak. Obviously I will need to order more but I will do that when my next question is addressed. The question is this: If the DCA arrives in time, should we start it whilst she is having the radiotherapy? If she is taking it then, does she take it up to having the surgery? I am also wondering if she should take it when she is well enough from the surgery, i.e. able to walk around etc. and out of hospital. Assuming she tolerates the DCA OK, I know she will be keen to take it whilst undergoing chemotherapy. She has already started vitamin B1 and drinking tea regularly throughout the day. Any other suggestions are gladly accepted! Dosage I am leaning towards will be 10mg/kg for five days and then two days off This diagnosis has been a real shock to her, my dad and our family. She is an otherwise extremely active and healthy woman....she has no obvious symptoms from this diagnosis, except for one episode of rectal bleeding, which prompted the colonoscopy. Many thanks for any help or advice you can offer. Kylie |
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KylieOz, 11:58 PM, Nov-23-09, (0)
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joeyooser, Feb-05-10, 02:33 PM, (8)
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joeyooser
Member since Feb-5-10
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Feb-05-10, 02:33 PM (PST) |
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8. "RE: 73 yo mother - rectal cancer"
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I had a fairly advanced stage III colon cancer and have been taking DCA on my 'off week' of chemo. I do not take it at the same time as chemo. There just isn't enough data on whether it's safe or even effective. Despite some of the claims on this site about DCA being some kind of magic bullet that is suppressed by the government, many people are not cured by DCA. Read these forums and you'll see many people have died anyway while on it. Some people are reporting success with it, and Medicor, where I get my DCA from seems to show there is some effectiveness, at least for some period of time. That's why I'm taking it. Just be realistic - we don't really know how effective it is at this time. My hope is that the DCA has killed off more cancer cells that may be floating around than just the chemo has killed, therefore improving my odds of success. Good luck with the treatment - just be careful not to create more problems than you are solving. |
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dimitrisk
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Feb-05-10, 03:27 PM (PST) |
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9. "RE: 73 yo mother - rectal cancer"
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DCA is not the magic bullet, but is a very strong weapon. It might not be too strong as apoptotic in most cases, but it is anti-proliferative and this is its main benefit.
http://www.thedcasite.com/Library/Reversal_of_the_glycolytic_phenotype_by_dichloroacetate_inhibits_metastatic_breast_cancer_cell_growth_in_vitro_and_in_vivo.pdfFrom my point of view, it works against many different types of cancers, but not always the same well. I think that the best strategy is to find the right dose that gives the more benefits and causes no harm. This dose is different from person to person. Also, I would suggest taking DCA with 2-3gr/day of I3C, which is a good anti-chemoresistance agent. My sister takes DCA for two years now, (almost non stop), and it is still very effective for her, but at doses higher than 25mg/Kg. Conventional chemotherapies might work better at first rounds, but in most cancers become ineffective very soon. DCA keeps its effectiveness for much longer and has almost no toxicity. From our experience and after reading a lot of cases all these years, I think DCA, Artemisinin and LDN are the best alternative treatments that work for most people. |
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KylieOz
Member since Nov-23-09
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May-27-10, 10:36 PM (PST) |
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10. "RE: 73 yo mother - rectal cancer"
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It is now a few months since I've reported on my mum. Things are going quite well, although she only started on the DCA about six weeks ago. She has come through radiotherapy, surgery and chemo and is finaly back to her "old" self. In fact, if you didn't know she had cancer (secondaries in lung, liver, thoracic spine) you'd never know. She is currently taking 10mg per kg (67mg), 500mg B1 per day, tea/coffe and several other meds related to heart issues. She also takes an SSRI (antidepressant). She says she has a "change of sensation" in her toes but not pain. She also had this with the chemo...her hands don't appear to be affected though by the DCA (and they were by the chemo). My question today is: I've asked her to increase her DCA dosage to 12.5mg/kg per day. Would you recommend a higher dose of B1? Should I add in benfothiamine? I think Mum has finally realised that conventional medicine may not have much more to offer so she is keen to do what she can to help herself....it's taken a while for her to come around to this type of thinking.... Any other advice is gratefully received. Best wishes to all Kylie |
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