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Pat

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  1. Dear All, I'm pleased that my post about Alternative/Complimentary treatment centers have generated so much interest. I have no doubt, after speaking to long term cancer survivors (all have done some sort of natural, alternative treatments if the cancer couldn't be stopped with surgery) that the answer is somewhere outside the "standard therapy" mode. The problem is that no one seems to know exactly which "snake oil" they tried was the one that did the trick. The Mexican clinics I have researched evidently throw everything at you because, like us, they are not exactly sure what treatment or combination of treatments actually work. Maybe that is why no good statistical information about these treatments is out there. I also think that when the patients leave these clinics after their initial stay, there is no way to monitor their self treatment when they are at home. This is why I'm looking for people in this forum that have gone outside the U.S. for treatment. I would like to know where they went and how involved the at home regime was, and hopefully hear about more successes. The people I talked to that are listed in www.cancercontrolsociety.com have survived for so long (14-20 years with lung cancer) they can barely remember their treatments and what they did at home. Since I can't remember what I did last week, much less 20 years ago, I can understand. Thank you all for your input and thoughtful answers! Patti
  2. Hey Dave! Thanks for coming back and no need to answer my pm now. So glad to see you again! Patti
  3. Hi John and thanks for replying to my question. Actually, the "treatments" they use in Mexico are quite inexpensive. The expensive part to the patient is staying at the clinic and receiving 24 hour care for usually 3-6 weeks. And of course it's unlikely that any health insurance plan is going to pick up the cost although I guess there are some that will pay a partial amount. None of the treatment regimes, that I have found, include any big company cancer drugs. They instead use juicing vegetables, vitamin supplements, acupunture, oxygen therapy, massage, etc., to name a few. Please note that none of these treatments alone would make anyone billions of dollars. What bothers me is that some of the treatments/supplements such as Laetril (vitamin B17) is illegal here in the United States. Isn't it funny that we can still buy the cigarettes that probably caused the disease in the first place but we can't buy a dirivitive of apricot seeds? Still looking for people in this group that have tried the clinics outside the U.S. Pat
  4. Good day all! I have only posted once and I don't even think my signature is going to give any of our history. My husband was dx, 2-6-04 w/ sclc. 5 rds of cis/etop and that is all. I have been looking into alternatives, 100's of pgs to read, if not 1000's. Been to a naturalpath 2x. All advice, including theirs, plus actual phone call to survivors at cancercontrolsociety.com are pushing the clinics in Mexico, right across the border. Got another recomendation today from someone I know. Have any of you gone outside the U.S. for treatment? I trust this group more than any other. Sounds like the answer for remission/cure is there and not here. What a shame. If you have any information, please let me and all of us know. Thank you! Patti
  5. Hey Jen! Feeling bad is how we caught my husband's cancer. Thought is was pneumonia, so did his doctor, at first. Tired, loss of appetite, general malaise. Wish it had been pneumonia. After the first round of chemo, and a few days, like 3, my husband suddenly felt great! All previous symtoms went away. Hope it works the same for you. Good luck! Pat
  6. My husband was dx w/sclc 2/21/04. Meeting w/onc on 2/24/04. We already know chemo and rad will be prescribed. Has anyone had luck fighting this with diet, etc?
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