Aug 19, 2015 | Jan's Blog |
I prefer writing a blog when I have some new information or have made a new decision, but maybe it’s useful for you to know that I’m confused and don’t know what to do. My guess is that you’ve been there too. I’m in a decision making process on several treatment...
Jun 17, 2015 | Jan's Blog |
I met with my oncologist to discuss the results of my 6 month PET/CT scan. The report used the phrase “progression of disease” and specified at least 6 new tumors in my lung. They are all measured in mm since they are less than 1 cm in size. The cancer is still very...
May 21, 2015 | Jan's Blog |
In 2007 I was treated for ocular melanoma in my left eye. The two possible treatments were removal of the eye, or proton beam radiation, which is done through a cyclotron (at the time only available 3 places in the United States). I felt very fortunate that the proton...
Apr 20, 2015 | Jan's Blog |
I went to the Integrated Health Conference in San Diego at the end of March and heard many inspiring speakers. Some of them were people who had healed from cancer using various natural methods, including emotional and spiritual interventions. I heard one cancer...
Mar 14, 2015 | Jan's Blog |
On Wednesday, I asked my oncologist whether she recommends doing a surgical biopsy of the marble under my arm. We know it is cancer, but we don’t know if it’s ER+ or ER-. Since I learned that it is not unusual for them to change back and forth, it seems important to...
Feb 26, 2015 | Jan's Blog |
I recently attended the annual conference of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (as a speaker — they wanted to hear from a patient). For three days I got to listen to Naturopathic doctors who specialize in treating cancer speak to about 200 of...
