CANCER STORY: Success & Hard Truth

CHASING MEDICAL MIRACLES

The Promise and Perils of Clinical Trials by Alex O’Meara, a freelance journalist.

Review by: Yeong Sek Yee & Khadijah Shaari

http://www.alexomeara.com/books-writing-other-work/chasing-medical-miracles/

Alex O’Meara researched and wrote this book after he participated in a risky and ground breaking type-1 diabetes clinical trial. In this book, Alex reveals what every health-conscious person needs to know about how drugs, devices and procedures are tested and approved.

In this segment, we detail how Alex was involved ...

Categories: 15 Medical Procedure

What It Takes to Be a Winner

In my book, Prostate Cancer Healed Naturally, I wrote, “To me, cancer is not just about a tumour in your breast, lung or liver. It is about you, as a human being. There is this quotation, There is no incurable disease, only incurable people. Therefore, my lengthy interview with patients enable me to assess each patient as a whole and “predict” the probable outcome – whether we would be able to repeat the healings that we experience in CA Care. Unfortunately, ...

Categories: 06 Attitude, Mind & Spirituality

Reflection and Confession of a Husband

When a lawyer makes a mistake, he loses his case in court; When an engineer makes a mistake, the building collapses; But when a doctor makes a mistake, it gets buried in his patient’s grave ~ A Cancer Patient

Acknowledgment: We thank the patient and her family for sharing this bitter-sweet story with us. Permission to use these video clips without having to cover their faces is granted by the patient’s husband.

While Suri was undergoing the e-Therapy at our centre in Penang, we ...

Categories: 06 Attitude, Mind & Spirituality, 14 Medical Cost, Our Success Stories

A Week of Amazing Healing

Suri started the e-Therapy at our centre from Sunday 28 August 2011 – everyday (inclusive of the Raya Hari and Independence Day holidays.) The only thing I can say is, It is most rewarding to see how she benefited from what we do here. It is fun to joke with her and see her infectious smile! An inspiring experience indeed!

Happy Hour at CA Care

When she is not in pain, she ...

Categories: 07 e-Therapy, Our Success Stories

Iressa, Tarceva, Chemo and Sutent Did Not Cure Her

Suri (M971) is a 61 year old female from Indonesia. Her family came to seek our help on 8 May 2011. She was wheeled into out centre being unable to walk on her own. She was unable to talk, showed no facial expression and did not seem to know what was going. According to her husband, she behaved like a child. Listen to her husband telling us his wife’s story of tragedy.

</p><a class="ka_button small_button" href="http://www.cacare.com/iressa-tarceva-chemo-and-sutent-did-not-cure-her" rel="bookmark" title="Iressa, Tarceva, Chemo and Sutent Did Not Cure Her"><span>Read More →</span></a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <div class="post_cats"><p><span>Categories:</span> <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/11-chemotherapy" title="View all posts in 11 Chemotherapy" >11 Chemotherapy</a>, <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/13-oral-drugs-for-cancer" title="View all posts in 13 Oral Drugs for Cancer" >13 Oral Drugs for Cancer</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="blog_wrap post-7516 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-11-chemotherapy category-14-medical-cost instock"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="http://www.cacare.com/she-almost-died" title="She Almost Died">She Almost Died</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content" style="background:none !important;"> <h3>After Spending Two Billion Rupiahs on Chemotherapy in Singapore</h3> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://cancercaremalaysia.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/hospital-after-chemo.jpg"><img title="Hospital-after-chemo" alt="" src="http://cancercaremalaysia.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/hospital-after-chemo.jpg" width="584" height="224" /></a></p> <p>Soon after undergoing chemotherapy in Singapore in December 2011, she ended up in a hospital in Medan. Is this the final destination after a long journey – one and half years of chemo and spending about two billion rupiahs? On 17 December 2011, all family members from various parts of Indonesia flew home to be with her. She was gasping for breath and unable to ...</p><a class="ka_button small_button" href="http://www.cacare.com/she-almost-died" rel="bookmark" title="She Almost Died"><span>Read More →</span></a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <div class="post_cats"><p><span>Categories:</span> <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/11-chemotherapy" title="View all posts in 11 Chemotherapy" >11 Chemotherapy</a>, <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/14-medical-cost" title="View all posts in 14 Medical Cost" >14 Medical Cost</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="blog_wrap post-7514 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-10-surgery category-11-chemotherapy category-13-oral-drugs-for-cancer category-14-medical-cost instock"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="http://www.cacare.com/surgery-chemo-and-sgd-100000-did-not-cure-her" title="Surgery, Chemo and SGD 100,000 Did Not Cure Her">Surgery, Chemo and SGD 100,000 Did Not Cure Her</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content" style="background:none !important;"> <p> </p> <p>Sar (S12) is a 63-year-old lady from Indonesia. She was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2008. Her daughter wrote, “ It was a shocking news. We decided to bring mom to Singapore to get the best possible treatment.”</p> <p>Sar underwent a laparoscopic anterior resection for localized rectal cancer in April 2008. Four of 15 nodes were infected with cancer. Histopathology report confirmed a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma – pT2N2. Sar did not receive any chemotherapy after the surgery.</p> <p>About a year ...</p><a class="ka_button small_button" href="http://www.cacare.com/surgery-chemo-and-sgd-100000-did-not-cure-her" rel="bookmark" title="Surgery, Chemo and SGD 100,000 Did Not Cure Her"><span>Read More →</span></a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <div class="post_cats"><p><span>Categories:</span> <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/10-surgery" title="View all posts in 10 Surgery" >10 Surgery</a>, <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/11-chemotherapy" title="View all posts in 11 Chemotherapy" >11 Chemotherapy</a>, <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/13-oral-drugs-for-cancer" title="View all posts in 13 Oral Drugs for Cancer" >13 Oral Drugs for Cancer</a>, <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/14-medical-cost" title="View all posts in 14 Medical Cost" >14 Medical Cost</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="blog_wrap post-7510 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-success-story instock"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="http://www.cacare.com/lung-cancer-more-than-two-years-on-herbs-and-no-chemo" title="More than two years on herbs and no chemo!">More than two years on herbs and no chemo!</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content" style="background:none !important;"> <p> </p> <p>NH (H-176) is a 82-year-old lady. Sometime in April 2009, she had coughs with white phlegm. She was given cough mixture to take. The problem was not resolved. On 19 October 2009 she went to a private hospital for further management. A CT scan indicated:</p> <ul> <li>A lesion measuring 1.5 x 2.7 cm at the apical segment of the right lower lobe of her lung.</li> <li>A solitary enlarged lymph node in the middle mediastinum measuring 1 x 1.3 cm.</li> <li>Minimal bilateral pleural effusion.</li> <li>Three low-attenuation ...</li></ul><a class="ka_button small_button" href="http://www.cacare.com/lung-cancer-more-than-two-years-on-herbs-and-no-chemo" rel="bookmark" title="More than two years on herbs and no chemo!"><span>Read More →</span></a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <div class="post_cats"><p><span>Categories:</span> <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/success-story" title="View all posts in Our Success Stories" >Our Success Stories</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="blog_wrap post-7507 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-success-story instock"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="http://www.cacare.com/mom-with-lung-cancer" title="Mom With Lung Cancer">Mom With Lung Cancer</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content" style="background:none !important;"> <h3>Surprise! Surprise! Four Years on Herbs and Still Doing Well!</h3> <p> </p> <p>SC (H222) was 68 years old when her problem started. She is a non-smoker. She started to have coughs for the past six months. There were no other symptoms apart from pains at the right shoulder blade. A CT scan on 4 September 2008 showed a 3.0 x 4.75 x 3.0 cm opacity in right middle lobe of her lungs, suggestive of a neoplastic mass. Bronchial brushings showed moderately large neoplastic ...</p><a class="ka_button small_button" href="http://www.cacare.com/mom-with-lung-cancer" rel="bookmark" title="Mom With Lung Cancer"><span>Read More →</span></a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <div class="post_cats"><p><span>Categories:</span> <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/success-story" title="View all posts in Our Success Stories" >Our Success Stories</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="blog_wrap post-7504 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-success-story instock"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="http://www.cacare.com/cancer-of-the-endometrium-stage-3b" title="Cancer of the Endometrium Stage 3B">Cancer of the Endometrium Stage 3B</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content" style="background:none !important;"> <h3>No Chemo, No Radiation – Only On Herbs</h3> <p> </p> <p>GS (T791) is a 54 year-old lady. A cervical biopsy and endometrial curetting indicated a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the endometirum. Subsequently, GS underwent a surgery – TAHBSO (total abdominal hysterectomy-bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy) at a private hospital. The pathology report confirmed a well differentiated adenocarcinoma of the endometrium, classical endometrioid type, Stage 3B (T2bNxMx), tumour invades into cervical stroma. Associated lesion: leiomyoma uteri.</p> <p><a href="http://cancercaremalaysia.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/specimen.jpg"><img title="Specimen" alt="" src="http://cancercaremalaysia.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/specimen.jpg" width="584" height="419" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;" align="center">After the ...</p><a class="ka_button small_button" href="http://www.cacare.com/cancer-of-the-endometrium-stage-3b" rel="bookmark" title="Cancer of the Endometrium Stage 3B"><span>Read More →</span></a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <div class="post_cats"><p><span>Categories:</span> <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/success-story" title="View all posts in Our Success Stories" >Our Success Stories</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="blog_wrap post-7501 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-success-story instock"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="http://www.cacare.com/cancer-of-the-endometrium" title="Cancer of the Endometrium">Cancer of the Endometrium</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content" style="background:none !important;"> <h3>No chemo you live only three months, with chemo two and a half years! With herbs she is still having fun after more than THREE years</h3> <p> </p> <p>Spring cleaning is a great Chinese tradition. I now understand its benefit. I got caught up with this tradition in a half-hearted way on 18 January 2012 – just four days before the Year of the Dragon (2012) sets in. Actually I was not “spring cleaning” at all. I just spent one morning clearing some ...</p><a class="ka_button small_button" href="http://www.cacare.com/cancer-of-the-endometrium" rel="bookmark" title="Cancer of the Endometrium"><span>Read More →</span></a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <div class="post_cats"><p><span>Categories:</span> <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/success-story" title="View all posts in Our Success Stories" >Our Success Stories</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="blog_wrap post-7489 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-10-surgery category-11-chemotherapy instock"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="http://www.cacare.com/surgery-and-chemo" title="Surgery and Chemo">Surgery and Chemo</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content" style="background:none !important;"> <h3>But Her Breast Cancer Remains Incurable</h3> <p> </p> <p>This is an e-mail I received in late November 2010.</p> <p>Dear Dr. Teo,</p> <div>My mom is 68 years old. She got breast cancer stage 3 B in June 2008, after a checkup done in Bandung, Indonesia and confirmed by the National Cancer Centre, Singapore.Due to my working place in Singapore, she was willing to come here to do the treatment (2 times surgery and 18 times chemotherapy) where I can take care and accompany her through this ...</div><a class="ka_button small_button" href="http://www.cacare.com/surgery-and-chemo" rel="bookmark" title="Surgery and Chemo"><span>Read More →</span></a> </div> <div class="post_footer"> <div class="post_cats"><p><span>Categories:</span> <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/10-surgery" title="View all posts in 10 Surgery" >10 Surgery</a>, <a href="http://www.cacare.com/category/11-chemotherapy" title="View all posts in 11 Chemotherapy" >11 Chemotherapy</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="blog_wrap post-7486 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-11-chemotherapy category-12-radiotherapy category-13-oral-drugs-for-cancer category-14-medical-cost instock"> <div class="post_title"> <h2><a href="http://www.cacare.com/yee-died" title="Yee Died">Yee Died</a></h2> </div> <div class="post_content" style="background:none !important;"> <h3>After Extensive and Costly Medical Treatments</h3> <p> </p> <p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='640' height='390' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/VB3Ezhw1Ptg?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'>

Life on earth is a living experience. Let the death of Yee be a valuable lesson for many others who come after her.

Yee was 40 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2005. She underwent a mastectomy. It was a Stage 2 disease with no lymph node involvement. The tumour was 3 x 2 x 2 cm in size.

After surgery, Yee received ...

Categories: 11 Chemotherapy, 12 Radiotherapy, 13 Oral Drugs for Cancer, 14 Medical Cost

Fransiska Died

After Surgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Herceptin, Tamoxifen, Xeloda and Tykerb

(Life on earth is a living experience. Let the death of Fransiska be a lesson for many of those who come after her).

Fransiska, from Jakarta, was thirty-two years old when she found a 1.6 cm lump in her left breast which was diagnosed as cancer. At about the same time, her father had died of cancer. In November 2004, she underwent a lumpectomy in a Singapore hospital. Unfortunately some lymph nodes in her arm pit ...

Categories: 11 Chemotherapy, 13 Oral Drugs for Cancer

Chemo, Chemo, Chemo

and She Died Within Two Years. Her death cost S$200,000!

Tin (M597) was 38 years old in 2007 when she found lumps in her breasts during a regular medical check up. A CT scan done on 21 May 2007 indicated: no lung nodules or abnormal masses or enlarged lymph nodes. In the left axilla are slightly prominent lymph nodes – these are under 1 cm in size. There are no liver lesions seen.

Tin underwent a left mastectomy on 1 June 2007. The histology report ...

Categories: 11 Chemotherapy, 14 Medical Cost

Better to Die Than to Suffer

May (not real name) was a 55-year-old lady. Her husband had died of a heart attack three years before, at the age of 62. May was diagnosed with right breast cancer in 2000. She underwent a mastectomy followed by six cycles of chemotherapy. After that she was put on tamoxifen. Three years later, the ...

Categories: 10 Surgery, 11 Chemotherapy, 12 Radiotherapy

Took Herbs and Changed Her Diet

Her sister died after medical treatment

Chau (not real name) is a 43-year old female from Johor. She had a lump in her right breast. A biopsy indicated cancer and subsequently she underwent a mastectomy. Chau was indeed in a dilemma when she came to see us. Her 47-year-old sister also had breast cancer. She underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy and within a year was dead. Chau was under intense pressure ...

Categories: 10 Surgery, 11 Chemotherapy, 12 Radiotherapy, Our Success Stories

From Despair to Hope in Five Days

1: Healing In Five Days

2: Her Tragic Story

Acknowledgment: Permission to use these video clips without having to close the patient’s face is granted by the family.

The gist of our conversation:

1. Breast lump, ten years ago and she did nothing about it.

She discovered a lump in her breast more than ten years ago but did nothing about it. The lump grew bigger. ...

Categories: 07 e-Therapy, Our Success Stories

Ten Years Plus On CA Care Therapy

Lian was 57 years old when she came and see us. Sometime in 1996, she underwent a hysterectomy. She was put on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Three years later, she suffered left breast cancer. She underwent a mastectomy in July 1999. It was a medullary carcinoma with no metastasis. She was asked to undergo chemotherapy but declined. She took tamoxifen.

Lian came to see us in November ...

Categories: Our Success Stories

Hopeless Case Restored to Normalcy

This is a fax we received from Hong Kong in August 2002.

Dear Dr. Teo,

I am 44 years old. I suffered from cancer of the breast – infiltrating ductal carcinoma in August 1993. Total right mastectomy was performed, secondary to the bones was detected at the same time. Twelve chemo-injections were given over a period of six months. At the same time, radiotherapy was given to the spine and ribs. Two doses of strontium were given after the course of chemotherapy. Tamoxifen and orimetene ...

Categories: Our Success Stories

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