[chris]

Hi Eth

I'm traumatised to hear that you might be unwell - what's wrong?

Chris

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

Chris - I've sent you a message about it.

[iko]

Use of n-3 fatty acids (FA) has been reported to be beneficial for cancer patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17408522?ordinalpos=6&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

...I know, it sounds like an obsession  []
In what's left of my brains, fish liver oil and Vitamin D rule, as Neilep told me a while ago.
That's my poor contribution to this topic.

only 15 citations about spontaneous remissions in PubMed.
Not much for a good breath of hope...better than nothing.
This is the most recent: from Australia, where fresh Nobel-Prize worth new ideas come from...

 

Apparent spontaneous complete regression of a multifocal malignant mesothelioma of the pleura.

Allen RK.
Wesley Medical Centre, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. rogerallen@internode.on.net

A 61-year-old woman diagnosed with multifocal, poorly differentiated epithelial mesothelioma in September 2002 went into sustained spontaneous remission within months. She was completely disease-free within 6 months, and remained so 5 years later. This case demonstrates that this tumour may, very rarely, regress spontaneously, with no recurrence for many years. A greater knowledge of the underlying immune mechanisms would aid future management of this and other tumours.

Med J Aust. 2007 Oct 1;187(7):413-5.
Pdf free full-text:  http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/187_07_011007/all10028_fm.pdf

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

iko - thank you for that link. So there's hope for me yet!  []

[iko]

iko - thank you for that link. So there's hope for me yet!  []

Beavers are tough and fierce.
If you read the full-text, you'll find that the patient, a stoic lady who had stopped smoking 5 months before (after 40yrs), managed to 'mount' a strong inflammatory-immune response, all by herself, leaving doctors astonished and keeping chemo at bay.
Just like beavers do.

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

I did read it. Interesting story. I didn't understand all the pathological gumph though.

[iko]

     Interesting story. I didn't understand all the pathological gumph though.

It doesn't matter. When something is completely understood and under control, you don't need complicated terms: even a child can understand it.

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

Absolutely. I could understand all I needed to.

[Make it Lady]

This is the best site I could find. It is body protein consumption that is the main cause but why it happens I'm not too sure.

http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/PPI/copingwithcancer/symptoms/eatingchallenges/appetiteloss/default.htm

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

Thank you for that link, Sharon  []