Case N4:
A 59-year-old man has been diagnosed with metastasis prostate cancer. The PSA
(his first) was found to be 196ng/ml. The bone scan showed diffuse bone
metastases. A prostate biopsy showed Gleason 9/10 adenocarcinoma in two out of six
cores. His alkaline phosphatase was 1962 IU/L. He has experienced significant
bone pains. In 10 days after starting Cell Saver supplements, his bone pains
and urination drastically improved, despite his PSA increased to 278ng/ml. In
two (2) months after starting his therapy point, his PSA dropped transiently to
19ng/ml. He remained asymptomatic from his prostate cancer and bone pains.
After four (4) months of therapy, the patients PSA dropped to 5.7ng/ml. The
CT-scan revealed no sign of bone metastasis and Alkaline Phosphatase level was
308 IU/L. The patient remained symptom free, and side effect free when
continuing herbal therapy. His check up at eight (8) months from the start of
therapy showed that he had a completely cancer free condition, and no side
effects. His PSA was 0.9ng/L and alkaline phosphatase was 106 IU/L.
A full story of liver cancer:
This is the true story of my battle with this deathly disease from the very
beginning to my current state of health.
I am a 64 year old . I was first diagnosed with viral hepatitis C in 1982 when
my primary care physician found elevated liver enzymes during a routine
physical. Viral hepatitis is very common in Southeast Asia and, most likely, I
contracted the disease from the multiple vitamin shots I received during my
childhood in Vietnam. This was a common practice because it was believed to
boost one's immune system. The needles were reused and I am sure that the
sterilization process in Vietnam in the 1950's and 1960's was very poor.
I was constantly tired, and had generalized body aches, which made it almost
impossible to continue with my job and daily routine. I had multiple liver
biopsies during this time period, which showed that I had already developed
mild liver cirrhosis. In June, 2000 when a screening ultrasound showed a 3cm
4cm mass in the right lobe of my liver. Subsequent laboratory tests and x-ray
studies showed that this lesion was not a hemangioma (a benign liver lesion)
and my alpha-feto protein (AFP) level was 109 (normal range: 0 - 7). AFP is a
protein that can be produced by liver cancer. This together with the fact that
I had hepatitis C with liver cirrhosis made this lesion very worrisome for
liver cancer.
The lesion remained relatively stable until Feb. of 2002 when we discovered it
had rapidly grown from 4 cm to greater than 15 cm. The mass, encompassing 80%
of my right lobe, was now compressing and growing into my portal vein and it
was also discovered that multiple lesions had spread to both sides of my lungs.
A CT-guided biopsy performed at this time confirmed a diagnosis hepatocellular
carcinoma. This late diagnosis was very unfortunate because with that tumor
size and spread to my lungs, there were no curative treatment options, only
possibly palliative chemotherapy. Physically, from October 2001 to March 2002,
I had lost over 10 lbs (132 lbs to 120 lbs), experienced a major decrease in my
appetite, and I hardly had any energy (I took 6 to 8 naps every day and was
exhausted if I walked only half a block). By this time my AFP level had jumped
to over 220.This was devastating news for me and my family. This was especially
demoralizing because of the realization that we had discovered this lesion one
and a half years ago, when it was small enough for definitive treatment. Because
of the stage of disease and the rapidity if its progressed, I was officially
given less then 3 months to live.
I had just retired a few months earlier and was looking forward to having many
very active golden years. Mentally, I was not ready to give in to the disease
and felt that I had to fight the disease with all of my heart and soul!
We came across a mountain of information, which took a while to truly
synthesize and digest. There were a few things that became very clear:
1. Hepatocellular carcinoma carries a very grim prognosis.
2. Non-surgical interventions generally do not work - especially chemotherapy!
3. Surgical resection does improve survival, but has a very high recurrence
rate.
4. Transplantation is the only hope for long term cure. However, the number of
people needing transplantation far exceeds the number of available organs, and
life long immunosuppressive therapy carries its' own list of problems.
5. There is a lot of promising scientific data for the use of natural/herbal
remedies and vitamins in the battle against cancer.
By reference from a friend, I took a natural herbal recipe invented by Doctor
Ba Hoang in San Jose . At the beginning of March 2002, I began drinking a
composition twice a day. Since this was a novel product, I had no way of
knowing if it would do anything for the tumor. However, because the composition
consisted of all natural, good products and I had literally nothing to lose, I
decided that at least this attempt will make me feel better. I figured that at
the very least, this composition would help my overall nutritional status.
In just one week of consuming this composition, I began to feel some
improvement in appetite and overall strength.
My AFP level had dropped from 224 to 20. I had regained 8 lbs and had my energy
level back, enough to be able to do yard work again.
From May to the last one in November, the primary liver tumor decreased in size
to less then 4 cm while all of the lung metastatic lesions disappeared except
for one. My AFP level dropped to within normal limits and has remained there.
Additionally, my liver enzymes dropped to within normal limits, for first time
since I was first diagnosed with hepatitis in 1982. The results were so
dramatic that the oncologist rechecked the biopsy results to make sure that we
had not made a mistake The diagnosis of hepatoma was re-confirmed.