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...
Dec 15, 2014 | Jan's Blog |
Last Monday, on my birthday, I read the online radiology report from my every-six-month PET/CT scan. It detailed the sizes of several tumors in and around my lungs, making them sound worrisome. It also mentioned cancer in my ribs. I knew about the tumors in my lungs,...
Nov 15, 2014 | Jan's Blog |
Since my last blog post, Healing From Within, I’ve heard from many of you, asking what specific anti-cancer supplements I am taking. The specific supplements and the doses are individual, so it wouldn’t be useful for you to know what my prescription is. If you...
Sep 27, 2014 | Jan's Blog |
When someone is writing a blog about cancer, it is usually true that no news is good news. I haven’t written because not much has happened. That’s good news. My tumors (three that I know of) are being monitored with a PET scan every 6 months. The next one will happen...
Jun 16, 2014 | Jan's Blog |
This blog is about how I am dealing with cancer, so I haven’t written for awhile because the “treatment” I was doing had to be stopped. Somehow the intermittent fasting and targeted supplements triggered GI discomfort and diarrhea. After a referral to a GI doctor and...
