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Val,
I don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for, but I tried an alternative chemo last year after initial dx called insulin potentiation therapy (IPT). I went to see an MD at Central Penn Integrative Medicine not far from Lancaster. He has been doing this treatment for a few years now, and his practice was getting busier & busier from it. Although my breast cancer metastasized, a co-worker also had this treatment after a recurrence of colon cancer last year and is still NED. You can google it for info, it will come up both with its own site and on "quack" warning sites. To me, it is an approach that makes sense but has not been studied, clinical trials, etc. I thought I saw where Johns Hopkins was beginning to study it, but have not researched that yet to determine if it's true. There are probably 100+ doctors around the country doing this. If you want more info, let me know. Otherwise, good luck on your article - it is quite an undertaking!
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Liz
3/05 Initial dx invasive dc 2 cm lump, age 39
lumpectomy & 3 of 5 nodes +, ER+/PR+, Her2+++
alternative chemo 5/05-7/05, rad 8/05-10/05
7/06 dx mets to vertebrae, pelvis & chest lymph nodes
8/06 - 10/06 tamoxifen, herceptin, oophorectomy & zometa
11/06 PET/CT showed continued bone mets, new spot on liver
12/06 began taxotere/herceptin 1x/3 weeks,
2/07 - 2-08 NED!
3/08 progression, start taxol/herceptin weekly, monthly zometa
8/08 start ai & herceptin
12/08 - progression, start weekly navelbine/herceptin thru 6/09 & monthly zometa
7/09 - PET/CT showed improvement in spine, but 2-3 lymph nodes in chest became active
9/09 - 11/09 - weekly abraxane/herceptin
12/09 - PET/CT - chest lymph nodes resolved, progression in spine & pelvis
2/10 - 6/10 - start tykerb/xeloda, progession in spine & pelvis
7/10 - start taxotere/carboplatin/herceptin
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