Two types of CC?

Hello Fay,
That is a personal choice to seek a naturopathic doctor. It doesn’t do harm to be knowledgeable about all your options, and don’t just resort to conventional medicine. Just like a healthy person has to maintain their health with quality food and supplementation, it should not be different for a person with a chronic condition or cancer.

I cannot suggest what you should give her as each individual is different. I can only share what I give my mom. Before she was diagnosed her immunity was compromised due to a case of anemia, so the first form of healing was to increase her immunity before even considering conventional treatment.

She has a mushroom extract twice a day, lemon water in the morning, 2 vitamin/mineral supplement for women over 50, one beta glucan, and tries to have a veggie or carrot juice once a day. She chews ginger a couple of times a day to avoid stomach aches. She eats fairly healthy, but can get off track at times so it’s hard to be very strict. I had no alternative, but to set a program to build her body. This is in addition to emotional healing and walking a few days a week. This was tough to implement, but this was our only choice. She could not and would not get chemotherapy.

Again, please use your judgment, I am only sharing. Look at her blood tests.

Thanks for sharing as we continue our journey.

Thank you Lainey,

You are an angel and Teddy was lucky to have you care for him so lovingly.

I heard on the news today that a family donated $35 million to Fred Hutch in Seattle for cancer research. That made me happy and I pray a nice portion of that goes towards funding research for CC treatment.

Fay
Xo

Thank you so much. May I ask what supplements? Should we also consult with a naturopathic doctor? In addition to her medical oncologist of course.

Fay
Xo

Hi crfisher…am very new to this site but my mom has papillary mucinous cc and it is a slow growing tumor. And yes from what I know, they are more rare, have better prognosis (if caught early), but are less responsive to chemo b/c chemo is designed to kill more rapidly growing tumor cells (which is why chemo also affects hair, blood counts, gastrointestinal track, etc.).

We requested for microsatellite instability testing of the tumor, as well as molecular profiling. Still waiting for the results. This has been our experience so far. I am not an expert by any means and am stlll learning.

Dear crfisher,

This is an interesting question. From what I have read, there are various factors that predict a less aggressive cancer. The term for this seems to be “indolent.”

For example, some CCA mutations seem to be associated with a less aggressive cancer, e.g., FGFR.

Another factor associated with aggressiveness is tumor grade. Well- or moderately-differentiated tumors are viewed as likely less aggressive than poorly differentiated ones.

I have seen the same conjecture discussed, that more aggressive cancers may be more responsive to chemotherapy because chemo attacks fast-growing cells, I don’t know, however, if there is evidence on this point one way or the other for CCA.

My own impression is that every CCA patient is unique because the cancer has a lot of diverse factors giving each of us our own “mix.” Like most everyone else, the specifics of my own case are a grab bag of positive and not so positive features, so I cross my fingers and pray for good outcomes. The trend toward personalized medicine is very favorable for us.

Regards, Mary

crfisher….interesting question I am not able to answer. I do know that some people have slow growing CCA while other patients progress rapidly. I have not heard of non-response to therapy for the reasons mentioned by you.
Anyone out there with an answer for us?

Hugs
Marion