Hi. I am sorry about your mother. It is terrible to go through this with
our families.

Do you know if they removed any lymph nodes, and if any were positive?
Always, always get a copy of ALL reports and lab results from all
doctors and hospitals. This way, if you switch doctors, you have all
the records necessary.
If all of her nodes were clean, that could be very good news. Did it
spread to anywhere else? How did they reach that it was Stage 4? stage
4 usually means it has spread either to another organ or to more than 15
lymph nodes.
Get all this info and then maybe I can help guide you more. What to do
next depends on these things.
Meanwhile, she should eat very healthy - nothing that is hard to digest.
She should take a very good brand of multivitamin and try to walk at
least 20 minutes a day. It can be slow, but it should be without
stopping. She also has to build back her red and white cells. They have
shots they can give her.

Let me know...
Best of luck to you!!
Krista (P.S. I'm dating a lovely Indian man whose name is Arindam. I
hope to come to India one day :)




> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Stomach Cancer] GASTRIC CANCER ... EVERYONE,
> PLEASE READ
> From: mobee khan <mobee82008@...>
> Date: Sun, March 04, 2007 11:25 pm
> To: stomachcancer@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
> Hi Kristac,
> I am from india, my mother is suffering from stomach cancer stage 4.she went
through 6 chemos with docetexal .recently she had surgery but only
bypass.stomach was not removed.can you help me by saying wht to do next.Thanks
in advance.
>
> mobeena
>
> kristac8 <kcr@...> wrote:
> I want to let EVERYONE
> know who is going through the battle
> with Gastric Cancer...
>
> My Dad was diagnosed in November, Stage 4 Gastric Cancer. He faced a
> 7% survival rate accd'g to U.S. stats and treatments. We did not
> settle for this and began to research. With the help of doctors and
> nurses in our family and network, we arrived at information everyone
> should know!!!
>
> Firstly, Gastric Cancer is not common in the U.S. so it gets little
> attention, and few treatments are tried. In Japan, Brazil, etc. it's a
> totally different story. We looked into the surgery offered in
> Japan...it's called a Modified D2...they take out the whole stomach
> and over 30 lymph nodes. This alone brings up the survival rate by
> 20%. Find a doctor that is familiar with this surgery!!!
>
> Secondly, we were then told that the triple chemo treatment (highly
> toxic) was orthodox procedure, alongside some radiation. Again, we
> walked away. We found out that Xeloda/Capecitabine has been used
> throughout Asia and parts of Europe for years, and is AS EFFECTIVE, IF
> NOT MORE, than what we use in the U.S. It is less toxic, and can be
> taken at home!! It's only approved for Breast Cancer in the U.S. but
> there are a few doctors who will prescribe it for you...We decided to
> go with treatment at Meridian Medical Group, NYC. They added in
> lab-strength ECGC and we are importing Lentinan which has been
> medically-proven to up the strength and effectiveness of the Xeloda.
> He is on a good bit of vitamins too, and another booster. He is doing
> awesome....has almost no side effects at all, his counts are great, he
> goes to work, eats like crazy, plays with the kids!!
>
> You won't find much sympathy or encouragement from the U.S. community
> even though this type of treatment is trialed, proven, found on
> Medline. It's pathetic!! In fact, I'm doing a benefit to raise
> awareness because I'm sick of how this country does little to promote
> anything outside it's own interests...oncologists are not much needed
> for daily care of a cancer patient if the patient can take the drugs
> at home.
>
> Anyway...I want everyone to know!! With this treatment, his survival
> rate is now at 53%. Beats the heck out of 7%!!
>
> Keep up your hope. Keep up your
> fight. Blessings and prayers to all. Feel free to contact me for more
> info.
>
> mobee
>
>
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