When chemotherapy isn't working on Breast Cancer, what are some of the other options out there?

Question

Body has built up emzymes that are making the chemotherapy not as acitve as it needs to be. What are some of the options available when this happens? Any advice or information or places to find information would be helpful. Thanks.

Answer 1

I've had 2 friends try alternative medicine - not for breast cancer - but I'd sure call an alternative doctor. Both friends' cancer disappeared and they have been cancer-free for more than 12 years. No side effects like chemo, either.

Dr. Nicholas Gonzales in NY,NY is the doc for one of my friends. She goes for check ups just once a year, so you don't have to live there to be his patient. If you look him up on the Internet, he doesn't look good. BUt don't believe everything you read.

BUT, what I know, is that my friend was given NO HOPE with regular medical treatments. THey were going to take her lung and do aggressive chemo and they didn't expect her to live 4 more months even if they did that. SO she went to Dr. Gonzales and she credits him with saving her life.

I am not some sort of wierd health-nut, by the way. I go to regular doctors. I just know of these 2 friends who were healed by alternative medicine.

Good luck!!

Answer 2

Besides chemotherapy, there is radiation therapy, which can shrink tumor cells.
There are many combinations of chemotherapy for breast cancer, although the usual regimen is called ACT or ACT + H.
(adriamycin, cyclophosphamide (cytoxan) and taxol (paclitaxel). You get ACT + H (Herceptin or rituximab) only if your cancer is positive for the Her2 Neu mutation.
You don't mention whether you are on single agen chemo, or multiple agent chemo, what stage your cancer is at, and how many cycles you have received. All these are factors in how effective chemotherapy is.
You need to speak with your oncologist, they should be familiar with the latest proven regimens for chemotherapy.
Alternatively, you can look into clinical research trials which are investigating new drug therapies. You will still be treated, but you may have a chance to try a new drug which could be more effective for you.
Go to the government's website www.cancer.gov, and key in breast cancer for a list of clinical trials ongoing in this area. If you live near a university hospital, they are more likely to have studies ongoing. Generally, the cost of the experimental medication is covered by the drug company sponsoring the trial, and you are not expected to pay for it. Standard therapies, used to compare the results, would be covered under your insurance.
I am sorry that you have cancer, but I wish you the best of luck in your future, and hope that you succeed in reaching remission.

Answer 3

I'm sorry for what you're going through.
You're probably stuck getting a mastectomy.
This has only be proven for prostate cancer but doctors are sure it works for most if not all cancers.
Eat a diet high in fruits, vegetables and whole grains. It slows down the cancer a great deal, it doesn't stop it only slows it. maybe with the cancer slowing down it chemo might have a better effect on it.

Answer 4

First off I would like to say Im sorry for your ordeal. My grandmother is a survivor of breast cancer and the only option she had was to get her left breast removed. It saved her life. Unfortunately she doesn't have any lymphnodes in her left arm so if she got a cut or bruise on her arm it won't heal easily. Sorry this isn't much help but ask your doctor what options and possible procedures could help you out.

Answer 5

it might sound bogus but I've heard a lot of people say that the right foods will cure cancer, if it's your last straw then why not give it a try, right? It's call the the hallelujah diet. Mainly it's Fresh fruits and veggies but if you have to have something cooked it can only be 15% of your diet. Here's the web site. I hope it helps.