Lung And Liver Metastatic Breast Cancer Posted: 09-18-03 12:02pm
Hello everyone,
i am a metastatic breast cancer patient
diagnosed in 1999. I had mastectomy
followed by 8 doses of red medicine (don’t
remember exact name) and taxol. I was
taking tamoxifine orally.
Two years later in 2002 august cancer came
back – nodules in liver. My oncologist
started gemzar but 6 months later cat scan
showed nodules in upper lobe of a lung
& plueral effusion.
I started taxotere then and I have been on
it for 7-8 months. I am having cat scan
every 3 months. Every time lung nodules
are increasing in size and more nodules
are coming into the lung but liver nodules
are the same in size. I have had
persistent cough (dry) for the last two
months as a result of plueral effusion.
Last cat scan also showed water around
lung.
My oncologist told me I would have a pouch
inserted so water will get away from the
lung area.
I am very concerned about the progression
of disease in lung. My doctor is keeping
me on taxotere. I am also on arimidix. I
have done some internet research and found
herceptin but my oncologist said my
hormone receptor does not match so can’t
take it.
I am really getting tired of taxotere
because I don’t know whether it is
working.
My question is are there any better
treatments for lung and liver mets that I
am fighting?
I will appreciate any comments from you.
Thanks in advance.
Melody.
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kelly30297
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 2 Location: ga
Posted: 09-19-03 21:23pm
melody
hello my name is kelly and I work in the
medical field at a doctors office that
deals with cancer we do ipt which is
insulin potentian therapy we are having
really good things with this treatment if
you really want to know more post and let
me know and I will let you know more
thanks
kelly
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spyvr
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 1 Location: vancouver, british columbia, canada
Posted: 11-23-04 02:07am
Hi kelly,
i read your post to the other lady, about
you working with patients using insulin
potentian therapy.
I have bad allergic reaction to one
taxotere, and interested in finding out
all about this therapy you mentioned.
Can you please tell me about it, where it
is being administered?
I live on the west coast in
canada(vancouver) so I don't know if there
is anything up here(medical costs would be
better because of a medical plan, but
would travel, if it seemed worth it.
Thanks for any time you take for this
reply.
Sincerely
suzan
suznews
@novuscom.Net
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hedym
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Canada
Lung And Liver Metastatic Breast Cancer Posted: 12-08-04 15:30pm
My history is mastectomy in july 2001, 6
months of chemo, then 16 radiation
treatments, then a check up every 3 months
(never once did they do a chest x ray or
blood test during that time). Then in
2003 august I started coughing, went to
the doctor thinking pneumonia, a chext
x-ray later and I have multiple mets in my
lungs and a lesion in my liver. Six
months of taxotere and nothing much
changed in my lungs, but the liver cleared
up.
My oncologist told me in april there was
nothing more they could do for me, then
the next day he called me to say they were
going to try a new hormone (my cancer is
estrogen positive). The treatment is
called femera (letrazole) and I have been
taking it since may with awesome results.
My last chest xray in september showed
that my largest tumor in my lung was 26 mm
and had shrunk to 10 mm in 3 months.
If your cancer is estrogen positive this
may work for you too. I was in rough
shape and now i'm feeling great, no
shortness of breath or coughing.
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stephane
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Dec 2004 Posts: 50
Natural Cancer Treatment Posted: 12-12-04 21:03pm
I have been using a product for people who
want to prevent or treat cancer and in
january of 2004 the international journal
of oncology published a study on this
product. The authors concluded that this
product may contribute to supporting
healthy breast cells.
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