Is there any alternative treatement for Anaplastic Thyroid cancer.?

Question

My mother rencety had total thyroidectomy and she got diagonosed with Anaplastic Thyroid cancer. Every where I read that it typically requires a very aggressive treatment plan with surgery, radiation and sometimes even chemotherapy.

I am trying to find for any other possible alternative treatment options like Naturopathy / Homeopathy / Ayurvedic etc.

Answer 1

Please don't pay attention to the person above with the link to "their" aol site, it's a scam.

I would suggest looking at some of the links I provided below. One option for your mom is to seek out possible clinical trial drugs; you might find that there is a new, possibly more effective drug in the testing stages that your mom can take if she is selected for a clinical trial.

The main website for clinical trials is:

http://clinicaltrials.gov/

and under the term "anaplastic" I found these possibly useful hits (if the link does not work, simply go to clinicaltrials.gov and do a search for "anaplastic","anaplastic thyroid" or "anaplastic thyroid cancer":


http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search;jsessionid=5F117F9938258D8A3FA429531D2A42F7?term=anaplastic+thyroid

Some drugs that are being tested now include:

-Imatinib (Gleevec): http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00115739?order=8
-Combretastatin A4:
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00060242?order=9
-Combination Treatments:
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00077103?order=3
-Sorafenib:
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00126568?order=5

Please check the site out. Note a few things:
-The clinical trials may apply only to certain conditions, so make sure your mom might qualify
-Jot down various drug treatments (many ARE NOT known by the doctor who is treating your mom, since they are brand new in many cases). Make sure you don't simply ignore a new treatment option simply because your doctor doesn't know about it.

Here are some other sites that may interest you:

On Thyroid Cancer Generally:

http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/thyroid/patient

Treatments for Anaplastic Cancers (conventional)

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/thyroid/Patient/page8

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_4x_treatment_of_thyroid_cancer_by_stage_43.asp?sitearea=cri

Clinical trials:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Clinical_Trials_for_Thyroid_Cancer_43.asp?rnav=cri

Some Alternative Treatment Options:

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/ETO_5.asp?sitearea=ETO

Answer 2

Five hundred years ago, people said the world was flat. Today, people say that if the FDA and AMA haven't blessed something, it can't be real good. Well, here's something I know to be real AND good. It's a little different take on cancer treatment--

In 1990, I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma, stage 3-B, but I've survived. My doctors were great people, but they were limited to surgery, chemo and radiation by profitable AMA treatment policy. During the year in treatment, I started learning about alternative medicine. I'm a retired engineer, and this is what I've pieced together--our IMMUNE SYSTEMS become weakened by poor nutrition, lack of exercise and reduced oxygen. Once that happens, our body becomes vulnerable to common STRESSORS. Stressors can be environmental, like viruses, heavy metals, pesticides, food additives, electromagnetic waves or pollution. They can be internal things like emotional or job stress, or poisonous people in our lives. Aging is also a contributing factor. So this means:

WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM + STRESSORS = DISEASE (cancer, diabetes, heart disease, etc.)

Our bodies have 60 trillion--yes, trillion--cells, and there are always some mutating into cancer cells, but a healthy immune system kills them before they have a chance to get a foothold in the body.

It takes a LONG time, usually, or a high level of stressors, to weaken the immune system to the point where it won't do its job, but once cancer has formed, it will generally spread rapidly.

THIS IS IMPORTANT! There are ways to BEAT cancer that are currently being used in Europe and around the world, and there are some great books on the subject. I know because I've read about 50 of them from cover to cover. Here's a list of the best ones. Some are out of print and getting hard to find--

"The Cure for All Cancers", ISBN 0963632825
"The Cure for All Advanced Cancers", ISBN 1890035165
"A Cancer Therapy", ISBN 0882681052
"Oxygen Therapies", ISBN 0962052701
"Hydrogen Peroxide--Medical Miracle", ISBN 1885236077
"The Natural Cure for Cancer--Germanium", ISBN 0533071410
"Killing Cancer", ISBN 0705000966
"Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know About", ISBN 0975599518

I know of people whose cancer has 'spontaneously remitted' (WENT AWAY for no known reason) AFTER they went on programs of herbs and nutrition to restart their immune systems.

You and your family must look out for yourselves to stand a chance of being healthy. This is not a joke, and I'm not selling anything--just trying to help.
I am using the things I learned in those books right now to fight off a second infestation of cancer. I've been at it for over a year now, and think I'm going to make it. Use what works for you, and pass on your success. Best of luck.

AMA AND FDA--
The American Medical Association (AMA) and the pharmaceutical companies control medical law and the FDA in this country with heavy lobbying and a revolving door policy. WHY would they want to do this? It's about the money. In 2006, medicine (doctors, hospitals, researchers and pharmaceutical firms) received 2.1 TRILLION dollars--15% of the total earnings (GNP 13.7 trillion) in the U.S. This is astounding! It means MILLIONS of people worked the whole year just to pay the nation's medical expenses!! That's totally astounding, and just too big to care about individuals.

Watch the film at this website--
http://www.altcancer.com/vidgal.htm#hoxsey

Answer 3

Hi
There may be. Here are some sites that might help.

Annotated list of current cancer treatments:
http://www.mnwelldir.org/docs/cancer1/altthrpy.htm

Ralph Moss, PhD's site for cancer treatment reports:
http://www.cancerdecisions.com/

Life Extension Foundation:
http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-147.shtml
http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-027.shtml
http://www.lef.org/protocols/cancer/cancer_vaccines_01.htm
http://www.lef.org/protocols/cancer/radiation_therapy_01.htm

Innovative clinics:
http://www.lef.org/research/directoryofinnovativeclinics02.html

Best of luck to you.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

There are alternative treatments for every condition. What you should be concerned about is the effectiveness and possible side effects.

Answer 6

Serratia Peptidase, DHEA, or graviola and they have an information website that you can go to www.rain-tree.com/graviola.htm