Multiple Myeloma-10 Mind-Body Cancer Therapies Better than Chemo-

Hi Laura-

There is too much for me to understand about your situation to be able to recommend someone. While I recommend talk therapy, it is difficult for me to go beyond this general recommendation.

Hang in there,

David Emerson

Hi Michelle-

Sorry for my slow reply. You and your mom are in a difficult situation. My interpretation of your email is that your mom’s breast cancer has metastasized (spread) to her liver. I agree that more toxic therapies will a) not help your mom and 2) make her sicker than she already is.

As you mention, her situation is complicated with co-morbidities such as her mini-stroke.

As for therapies that might slow or eliminate your mom’s cancer, at this point there will only be non-conventional therapies such as cannabidiol. While this therapy may be anti-cancer (the research is thin), your mom should be able to manage her pain better if there is a percentage of THC in the cannabidiol. Further, there are other non-conventional therapies to consider such as intravenous vitamin C or acupunture (to manage pain) and others but the research is limited if at all and there may be expense involved.

Studies show that cancer patients who enter pallative care while continuing with therapies will live longer with less pain than those cancer patients who do not enter pallative care. My point is that you are doing well to have already begun P.C.

To answer your question “Is there any hope?” I can say only that there is very little chance of conventional therapies helping, and there is less and less chance of anything the more your mom’s cancer advances.

Managing your mom’s pain and side effects through palliative care at this point is a goal in my experience as a cancer coach. Making your mom as comfortable as possible for whatever time she has left is worthwhile at this stage.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks.

David Emerson

Hi Kuldeep-

I am sorry to read of your mother’s cancer challenges. If I understand your email, your mother has advanced lung cancer that has metastasized (spread) to her liver and colon. My recommendation is to find qualified palliative care for your mom. Palliative care will not stop you from trying different therapies, palliative care is designed to manage her cancer symptoms.

Ask your oncologist what he/she recommends for palliative care for your mother.

David Emerson

Hi Mrs. Lacourse-
I am sorry to read of your daughter’s liver nodules. I can provide you with options but I need to ask you some additional questions to try to get a handle on your daughter’s situation.

You use the term “nodules.” As you can read from this article, nodules can be either cancerous or benign.

Your doctor may or may not want to removed the nodules depending on the situation. I can help you if you can be more specific.

Let me know, thanks

David Emerson

Hi Augi-

I am sorry to read of your mom’s leukemia diagnosis. While mind-body therapies can be effective this non-toxic therapy should be combined with other therapies for a complicated cancer such as leukemia in order to be effective. Can you tell me the specific type of leukemia and stage of disease?

Thank you,

David Emerson

Hi David-

I am sorry to read of all of your PCa challenges but I have to say that you are working at it. This is good. Several things.

First and foremost my belief based on my own cancer experience combined with cancer coaching other cancer patients, it that you assemble and utilize evidence-based therapies, both conventional and non-convenition to manage your PCa. I agree that chemo and hormonal therapy will not cure PCa but you can slow it’s growth for decades. Further, preventing bone metastasis is important for you at this stage. I also believe that you can employ integrative therapies to reduce the negative side effects of both chemo and hormonal therapies.

At the same time I encourage you to use evidence-based but non-conventional therapies such as cannabidiol. This may be a challenge depending on where you live. Please let me know.

In addition to cannabidiol, there are a host of non-toxic supplements such as curcumin and and resveritrol that research shows is cytotoxic to PCa.

Getting back to cannabidiol. The research on cannabidiol and PCa is limited. Clients that I have worked with manage their dose and strain or type of cannabidiol themselves. Once a cancer survivor includes THC is his/her routine, the dose is based on how he/she feels. The strain and percentage of THC in the cannabidiol can vary and can have a dramatic impact on how the cancer survivor feels. Some like to get high, some don’t.

I am a cancer survivor and cancer coach. I work with cancer patients to research and assemble the therapies I have outlined above. Let me know if you have any questions.

Hang in there,

David Emerson

Hi Joanie-
I am sorry to read of your rectal cancer diagnosis. I understand what you are saying. The suggestions I have are a function of the choices you have. Do you know if your cancer has spread outside the colon into one or more lymph nodes? Are you going to have or have you already had surgery to remove the cancer?

Your choices will depend on how advanced your cancer is. I don’t mean to be nosey I’m just trying to get a clearer idea of your situation.

Let me know,

David Emerson

Hi Daniel-

I am sorry to learn of your brother’s cancer diagnosis. My guess is that your brother has lung cancer that has metastasized (spread) to his liver and trachea. To complicate things, it sounds like he has a common side effect called cachexia that is causing his weight loss.

If by “medicinal” you mean chemotherapy or radiation, I don’t believe that conventional lung cancer therapies at this point will do much for your brother beside making him feel awful. If by medicinal you mean “evidence-based” then yes there are many therapies that can slow his lung cancer.

I will be direct at this point. Therapy, conventional or non-conventional, is not about a cure at this point. I do think palliative therapies to manage pain can help and hospice in his home can also help.

But there are therapies shown to slow or reverse his cachexia that are a separate challenge from his cancer.

David Emerson
Cancer Survivor
Cancer Coach
Director PeopleBeatingCancer

Hi Zeeshan-

I am sorry to read of your dad’s diagnosis. The key to your dad’s liver cancer prognosis will be size and placement of the two tumors that you speak of. In other words, two relatively large tumors not on the surface of the liver are difficult to remove necessitating a complete transplant. Two relatively small tumors on the surface of the liver may be removed. Further, it is difficult for me to know what therapies may or may not be available to your dad. I am sorry I can’t provide more specific info.

David Emerson

I am not sure what you are asking.

HI Raj-
I share your dismay that so many research dollars have been spent with so little progress. Good luck and let me know if there is anything that PBC can do for you.

David Emerson

Hi Nick-

Several things. First let’s just call it WM. Secondly it is probable that you caught your WM early. This is good for your long term prognosis. Your treatment/therapy options will depend heavily on your stage at diagnosis. In other words you may “watch and wait” if your WM is early. There are foods, supplements and lifestyle therapies that you can learn about and decide to undergo or not.

Your first step is to get an accurate diagnosis. Please contact me again if you would like.

thanks,

David Emerson

Hi BL-

I am sorry to read of your father’s liver cancer diagnosis. You are correct, all cancers can be staged. My guess is that your oncologists don’t want to get into a discussion about a possible prognosis for your dad. All clinical trials apply to the average cancer patient aka a 65 year old.

Your thinking is correct about low dose naltrexone and conventional oncologists. Yes, there are many other non-conventional therapies to treat cancer. Your challenge will be to find and read reliable info/research on any non-FDA therapy. I agree that at 92, your priority must be quality of life. Conventional therapies such as TASE or RFA are designed to optimize length of life over QOL.

Non-conventional therapies include:

LDN
Ploy MVA
Antineoplaston Therapy (ANP)

Evidence-based supplementation such as curcumin-

I recommend pursuing QOL and evidence-based supplementation. I do so as I keep my own cancer in remission through lifestyle and supplementation and I cancer coach other patients and survivor based on the same strategy.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Hang in there,

David Emerson

Hi Kathleen-

I am sorry to learn of your husband’s liver cancer. I believe that your husband had good reason to “beat it with their method.”

In order for me to give you options whether you are interested in conventional, integrative or alternative therapies I need to know the stage of your husband’s cancer. When you say that your husband can barely walk, are you saying that the y-90 caused this side effect?

Let me know. Hang in there,

David Emerson
Cancer Survivor
Cancer Coach

Hi Florence-

I am sorry to read about your friend’s mesothelioma diagnosis. Unfortunately conventional oncology can do little for mesothelioma patients. Yes, I think essential oils as well as other non-toxic therapies could provide help for your friend. As for exercise I doubt your friend will be up to doing even the simplest exercises. I think nutrition and friendship are two of the most important therapies you can offer at this point.

David Emerson

Hi Liz-

I am sorry to read of your dad’s GBM diagnosis. There are a number of integrative and complementary therapies for this type of brain cancer. I cannot provide an answer to your question “But how can we further prolong life and prevent the tumor from growing?” other than to say that I too was end stage with my own cancer though it was a blood cancer not a brain cancer.

The NovoCure is FDA approved and has been shown to slow the progression of GBM.

With some research I can provide specific therapies for you if you are interested. Nutrition, supplementation, non-conventional therapies, mind-body therapies- let me know.

Hang in there.

David Emerson
Cancer Survivor
Cancer Coach

Hi Larry-

To answer your question “I am checking with you to see how I can get mentioned on your site.” the way to do this would be for me to write a blog post about one or more of your products. I am a cancer survivor and cancer coach. The mission of my organization is to demystify cancer through information and education.

If I write about a product of yours that I can recommend, and link studies that cite the importance of nutritional smoothes or genistein, for example, your product will appear when someone searches for it.

The blog post will be posted permanently. I can add whatever links and graphics that you would like. PeopleBeatingCancer is has monthly site traffic of approx. 15,000 unique visitors. The cost of a blog post featuring an Essence of Life product would be a donation of $25.00 to PeopleBeatingCancer- we are a 501C3 non-profit.

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David Emerson

Hi Jeff-

I am sorry to learn of your stage 2 laryngeal cancer. My guess is that you are asking about alternative cancer therapies in an effort to reduce your risks of damaging your vocal cords. You are correct in thinking that chemo and or radiation may hurt you ability to sing.

On the other hand, stage 2 laryngeal cancer has five year survival rates of 85-90% depending on your therapies. This is an excellent prognosis. While artemisinin has potential (see the link below), it is non-conventional and therefore almost impossible to study.

I will add that surgical removal of the tumor on your vocal cord is an important therapy for debulking your cancer. Can you have this surgery and still be able to sing?

Also, there are a host of evidence-based, non-conventional therapies that, like artemisinin, will reduce your risk of laryngeal cancer. I myself live an anti-cancer lifestyle through supplementation, nutrition, etc. and have remained in complete remission since ’99. My cancer is very different from your cancer.

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=vocal+cord+cancer+staging&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#q=vocal+cord+cancer,+artemisinin

I am saying that if you choose the non-conventional therapy route, please do everything you can to reduce your risks of laryngeal cancer relapse.

David Emerson

Hi Normand-

I am both a cancer survivor and cancer coach. I can help depending on what you are looking for. Let me ask you a few questions in order for me to understand your situation.

1) What stage of bladder cancer were you diagnosed at?

2) What, if any, symptoms are you experiencing?

3) What therapies, if any, have you undergone? What therapies are you considering? Surgery? Chemotherapy? Nothing?

Let me know, thanks.

David Emerson

Hi Carin-

I find that melatonin (1 or 2 mg) helps me fall asleep more quickly than otherwise. Further, sleep, for me at least, is a vicious circle. I find I fall asleep earlier the earlier I wake in the am. I must exercise, frequently yet moderately. Both frequent exercise and sleep will help you “prehabilitate” for your upcoming cancer treatments.

What is your diagnosis and stage? What are the treatments going to be?

David Emerson

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