peter

Wonderful news!
I was behind on posts and had just reponded to your first message saying you had found Dr. Jenkins a few minutes ago by asking for an update.
I then went looking for more from you and this is the best possible news!
May your husband have an easy recovery. Please tell him I would be happy to speak with him personally if I can be of any help.

-Peter (also a patient of Dr Jenkins)

Make sure the DR’s have checked him for Ascities?
Particularly if his abdomen is also bloated a simple Ultra Sound can tell if it is Ascities.
-Peter

This review summarizes the book I mention in my previous post much better then I did.
-Peter

From Publishers Weekly
This encyclopedic compendium of “natural” medicinal strategies offers encouragement and much sound advice to cancer patients and those seeking to ward off the disease. The authors, doctors of naturopathy, advocate complementing, not replacing, standard therapies with alternative therapies to prevent cancer, slow its progress and cope with the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Their emphasis is on nutrition and diet, including vitamin and mineral supplements rich in antioxidants and heavy doses of herbal teas and fish oil, but they also cover acupuncture, hydrotherapy and massage. Their sober approach cites numerous medical studies, including those with conflicting results, to back up their claims, and warns readers when natural medicines are contraindicated or might interfere with standard medications. The sometimes bewildering amount of information is clearly summarized in bullet-pointed regimens tailored to specific kinds of cancer and treatment protocols, and accompanied with sample menus and recipes to make a low-fat, low-sodium, hot-dog-free (studies link the consumption of cured meats to childhood cancers such as leukemia) diet more palatable. While the scientific jury is still out on the efficacy of some of the authors’ recommendations, their basic program-stop smoking and drinking, exercise, eat lots of whole grains, fruits and vegetables-is uncontroversial.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Sara,
It’s always worth getting a second opinion on surgery from a center with Klatskins experience. There have been successful klatskins resections with the portal vein involved. I don’t know about both the vein and the artery. Your Mom’s condition does sound like a difficult one for surgery.
Best wishes to your Mom and your family.
-Peter

I have no direct experience or knowledge of Photodynamic Therapy. There are however a number of posts on the John Hopkins site for CC from patients who have tried it with mixed results. Below is a link to one post.
http://162.129.103.56/N/n.web?EP=N&URL=/MCGI/SEND1^WEBUTLTY(15807,657376)/2143871064

The JH site uses older forum technology and the searches are cumbersome but if you enter ‘photodynamic’ into the search box, and try it on a number of the different date ranges for posts at the bottom of the page, you will get some hits.

-Peter