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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.

IV C Max Dose

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Ren

I had my 6th high dose vitamin C IV today. The dose was gradually increased over the last two weeks and I have finally reached my maximum dose of 90g. This translates to roughly 1.5g per kilogram of body weight. … Continue reading →

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Strike 2

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Ren

When I first discovered Devascularization as a potential cure I was very sceptical. It failed the only clinical trial and for me that was evidence enough and I moved on. It was not until later, when I came across laser … Continue reading →

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Tumour Devascularization

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Ren

Devascularization, also know as Devitalization was a promising cancer treatment practiced in the Czech Republic, but is now illegal. Despite this fact, the procedure is becoming the standard form of treatment for cancer in veterinary medicine in the Czech Republic, … Continue reading →

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Hard Decisions

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Ren

This week I made one of the hardest decisions I ever had to make. One of those potential life or death choices. Chemotherapy is what is currently keeping me alive, but its a double edged sword. The longer you are … Continue reading →

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Phospholipid PNAE

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Ren

PNAE (plasmanyl-N-acyl-etanolamine or 1-0-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(N-acyl) ethanolamine) is another potential supplement which may aid in the fight agains solid tumour cancers like adenocarcinoma. PNAE activity is based on the differences in metabolism of ether phospholipids in healthy and cancerous cells. Healthy cells … Continue reading →

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Blue Scorpion Venom, Escozine

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Ren

When I was first diagnosed with cancer and told that there was no cure, I started looking for possible alternate treatments. Escozine, or Blue Scorpion Venom, was the first thing I found. I have not done much research at that … Continue reading →

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Death by Chemo

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Ren

Anyone who has researched chemo is probably aware that in the long term, if cancer does not kill you, chemo will. I always expected that if I was to die from chemo, it would be after many months or years … Continue reading →

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Supplements

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Ren

My order of phospholipids arrived today. Another $900 well spent (or wasted as some would say), on a 2 month supply. Something new to add to my ever growing supplement list. This is a good time to take stock of … Continue reading →

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Fever, Fever

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Ren

Hippocrates the father of modern medicine is reported to have said: “Give me a fever and I can cure any disease.” – I think he is not wrong. Something curious has happened during my second FOLFIRI cycle. Every evening for … Continue reading →

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Clinical Trials Warning

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Ren

When I was initially diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer, my oncologist recommended that I take part in a clinical trial that he was running. It was a phase 2 trial comparing the effectiveness of a new drug Tivozanib versus … Continue reading →

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