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Is there anything that you can do for a person who has cancer spots on the liver and does not want to take chemotherapy?

 

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Female, Age: 55, Georgia

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Went in for surgery for hysterectomy found cancer. Surgically removed what they could of the cancer but some is left on liver. Now they would like her to take chemotherapy. Developed a bleeding bladder after surgery. Had surgery again to repair bleeding bladder.

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January 26 9:12 PM (35 minutes and 35 seconds later)
         
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Hello,

A person needs the liver in order to survive. It sounds like as much as possible has been removed, and chemotherapy is the only option left for treating the cancerous areas that could not be removed surgically. If the cancer is not treated it will grow and metastasize and she will die. Chemotherapy would seem to be the only viable option.

 



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January 26 9:15 PM (3 minutes and 35 seconds later)
         
Reply to Schuyler_ANP's Post: I was looking for a possibility from a natural health perspective. We were already told that she has to do chemotherapy, but I have heard of people who have used alternative medicine (homeopathic remedies etc.) that never used Chemotherapy and were completely healed or in remission.
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January 26 9:18 PM (2 minutes and 59 seconds later)
         
We have a ND (naturopathic doctor) at JA who is trained in conventional as well as alternative therapies, but he isn't online tonight. I will opt out and allow him to add his thoughts. Dr. Nowicki isn't online a lot, so it may take a couple of days to get your answer if that's all right with you.
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January 26 9:27 PM (8 minutes and 43 seconds later)
         
Thank you so much. That would be very helpful.
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January 26 11:46 PM (2 hours and 19 minutes and 4 seconds later)
         
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Hi there.

I received a note from Schuler_ANP stating you were looking for alternative treatments for liver cancer. I believe the best resource for anyone dealing with cancer is Cancer Treament Centers of America. There are 5 locations across the US and (hopefully) soon to be two more (one in Georgia). You can help bring CTCA to Georgia by clicking here: http://www.cancercenter.com/about-us/georgia-cancer-patients-first.cfm Nonetheless, the CTCA provide individuals with a variety of treatment options including conventional and alternative treatments.

At CTCA, several doctors and therapists are invloved in your care. This includes. Naturopathic Doctors, Conventional Oncologists, Acupuncturists, Dieticians, and Counselors to name a few. They provide a whole body approach to treatment. Considering the cancer in this case is liver cancer, there are several options.It is estimated that 33% of all cancer deaths are related to malnutrition. That said, nutritional therapies may include: Beta carotene, Selenium, Vitamin C, Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), Vitamin E, and others as appropriately determined by the clinicians. In addition, patentsreceive treatment options including naturopathic medicine, pain management, physical therapy, and many others. You can find more information about CTCA and treatment options here: http://www.cancercenter.com/liver-cancer/nutritional-therapy.cfm

At this point, I suggest contacting CTCA to discuss treatment options. There are alot of possibilities.

I hope this is helpful.

-Dr.John

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