Pancreatic Cancer Survivors

Pancreatic Cancer Survivors

An Introduction to Complementary Medicine

Pancreatic cancer starts in the tissues of the pancreas, a large organ that is located behind the lower part of the stomach. It aids in digestion and helps regulate the metabolism in sugars. Pancreatic cancer tends to spread rapidly, and even when it's detected early, often has poor prognosis. It is commonly considered the most serious of all cancers because it is rarely diagnosed early. More men than women develop this type of cancer, with the risk of pancreatic cancer development increasing with age.

New Hope Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ is an alternative cancer center that helps patients suppress and possibly reverse symptoms of pancreatic cancer as well as other types of cancer and other chronic diseases. New Hope has more than 50 years of experience in treating cancer. Patients who go to New Hope are addressed individually, with doctors developing a comprehensive plan fit for each person's needs.

Alternative cancer treatment at New Hope Medical Center involves a warm, caring atmosphere. The staff understands the importance of overall comprehensive treatment, including family support in addition to cancer treatment methods. Information on comprehensive pancreatic cancer treatments can be found online at www.newhopemedicalcenter.com or by calling New Hope at 480-473-9808.

According to the Center for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov), Cancer is currently the second leading cause of death in the United States, surpassed only by heart disease. The National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov) estimates that over 1.4 million people will be diagnosed with Cancer in 2008. More than a half-million people in the U.S. will die from Cancer this year. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

The National Cancer Institute's statistics also show that there are approximately 11 million Cancer survivors. Cancer mortality rates are falling. At New Hope Medical Center, we believe that this is largely contributable to the fact that more patients are thinking and acting proactively when it comes to their Cancer treatment options. If you have recently been diagnosed with cancer, it is important to remember that you have a choice when it comes to your healthcare.

The physicians and staff at New Hope Medical Center believe that, while no cancer treatment offers a 100% success rate, a proper combination of complementary and traditional cancer treatments has the potential not only to improve a patient's quality of life but also increase the patient's life expectancy.

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) defines complementary and alternative medicine as "a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine." Complementary medicine is distinguishable from alternative medicine in that complementary is used together with conventional medicine while alternative medicine replaces conventional all together. The team at New Hope Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ is dedicated to helping patients with chronic diseases by creating individual complementary medicinal regimens for each patient's needs.

Lung cancer is just one of the many cancers New Hope helps patients battle. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says that in the United States, more men and women die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. Patients who suffer from lung cancer can look to New Hope Medical Center, where the experienced doctors have found it possible to improve and possibly reverse the symptoms associated with this type of cancer through complementary medicine.

Each patient is different, so contacting New Hope Medical Center is important in order to start alternative cancer treatment. They can be reached online at www.newhopemedicalcenter.com

About the Author

Mark Branyon collaborates with international experts in continually improving existing protocols. Their treatment strategy incorporates the best modalities of both worlds mainstream and alternative according to individual needs.
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Details concerning Pancreatic Survival Rates?

i would really appreciate if anyone could answer/provide links for additional info on the following topics:

-why is 5 years used to measure survival rate for pancreatic cancer? i feel like other cancers used 10 years

-what is the likelihood that someone who had pancreatic cancer and is now cancer free will develop it again?

-is it common for someone who has survived pancreatic cancer to miss its return? (more specifically miss it on the tests given by doctors during check-ups)

-can pancreatic cancer lead to other types of cancer?

-what effect does the spreading of pancreatic cancer to the lymph nodes have on survival rate, and survivors ability to stay cancer free?

-basically any information about the likelihood of cancer returning to those who are considered cancer free for between 1 and 2 years.

thanks!

It would sure help if we knew the size of the initial primary, the location, the grade of the malignancy, the regional lymph node status, and the confidence of the surgeon that he or she was able to adequately resect the tumor he could see. (Surgeons cannot see microscopic disease. A tumor mass with one million cells cannot be seen with the naked eye. A tumor mass with a billion cells is about the size of a marble.) Involvement of regional lymph nodes makes the prognosis worse.
That would make this Stage IIB. The doctor should know the actual stage of the disease in the person you are asking about. It would help us to know the stage here.

I looked at several sites and picked this one as the best to answer these questions for a non- medical person. http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/type/pancreatic-cancer/treatment/statistics-and-outlook-for-pancreatic-cancer

5 year survivals are used for all types of cancers. That is standard.
There is no need to worry about other cancers.
The primary concern is the return of the pancreatic cancer in the first five years.
I'm afraid there is not much value for finding recurrent pancreatic cancer early.
It is like finding out about very bad news sooner.
We do not have good chemotherapy treatments for recurrent pancreatic carcinomas.

All of this should have been explained by the surgeon and or medical oncologist who know all the details of this person's case.

Here is the ACS data (American Cancer Society)
Five year survival data from the ACS 2008
[Note that five year survival does not necessarily mean a “cure”.]
All cancer sites 66%
Breast 89%
Colon 65%
Leukemia 50%
Lung cancers 16%
Melanoma 92%
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 64%
Ovary 45%
PANCREAS 5%
Prostate 99%
Rectum 66%
Urinary bladder 81%

Note that most are still cured with surgery
- not by chemotherapy.

Dr. Steven Brody with Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Judy

 

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