Giving up the fight

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...

Tumor Marker

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...

I Want to See You Be Brave

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...

Tumor growth

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,...

Because You Asked

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...

Healing From Within

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...