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About Ren

I have been diagnosed with stage 4, metastatic colorectal cancer in October 2012, 3 days after my 44th birthday. There is no cure, but I am determined to go down the road less travelled to find one. I have setup this blog to document my journey and hopefully help others in the process. My view is that if there is a cure, it does not lie with traditional chemo, but with the immune system. Time will tell.

Copper Chelation

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Ren

I have been looking into Copper and its know mutagenic properties. Several studies have linked cancer with high Copper levels. Research also shows that the copper transport plays a role in MDR, multi drug resistant cancers and can lower the … Continue reading →

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Thyroid and Cancer

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Ren

Recently I have been reviewing research coming out of Israel which concluded that manipulating the thyroid function can possibly offer a new/novel treatment for cancer. Well its neither new or novel as Dr. Jurkovic, a Slovak oncologist, had been treating … Continue reading →

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My Supplements

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Ren

I have decided to publish my current supplement list. Most of the supplements I have researched and I have a good reason for taking, however I do acknowledge that it is getting out of hand and will try to prune … Continue reading →

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Ren

Since western medicine offers no cure for stage 4 colorectal cancer, I became interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). I finally found a TCM practitioner who I feel had the right credentials, and is highly respected both in Australia and … Continue reading →

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CEA Setback?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Ren

Just got my latest blood results. I was hoping for some good news, but alas that was not to be. My CEA is again on the rise reaching 2499.0, which is another fifty point increase over last week. This is … Continue reading →

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Qigong

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Ren

Yesterday had my fourth qigong session with a chinese qigong master. The fact that this is my fourth, despite it not being cheap, says something, but I’ll start at the begining. A friend of my father’s told him about an … Continue reading →

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Pushing The Envelope

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Ren

Had an appointment today with my oncologist at Peter Mac. He’s not too bad, in fact the best of all the traditional oncologists I saw or consulted with to date, though he still tends to suffer from the same problem … Continue reading →

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CTC Results from RGCC

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Ren

I finally got my CTC (Circulating Tumour Cell) test results back from Greece. The test extracts circulating tumour cell from a blood sample. The cells are multiplied in a culture medium and once there are enough, a range of tests … Continue reading →

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FOLFIRI Cycle 3 (22 Feb 2013)

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Ren

My low grade fever continues. Every evening my temperature is elevated, between 37.2 to 37.5 degrees Celsius. Still struggling with a gum infection, which may be its cause, but I feel that this not likely. Seeing a Dentist early next … Continue reading →

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Alpha Lipoic Acid & Naltrexone

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Ren

Another day, another treatment to add to my ongoing battle with colorectal cancer. Having tolerated high dose Vitamin C, its time to up the ante with Alpha Lipoic Acid IV in combination with Low dose Naltrexone. Naltrexone Naltrexone is a … Continue reading →

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