Thursday, March 22, 2007
A deadly cancer, a winning fight - Seattle P-I
A dose of naturopathy gives man a second chance at life
The paramedics wheeled him in on a stretcher, weak, pale and barely alive.
After five months, the most evil of all cancers was about to declare victory. His pancreas was riddled with the disease, and tumors had spread to the liver and other surrounding organs.
His doctor predicted he would be dead within weeks.
Aaron Barrett, just 35 years old, sought one last treatment. The paramedics deposited Barrett's thin body into a bed at the Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center. There, his new treatment began.
It was largely untested, and controversial.
...
Barrett received chemotherapy from the end of January 2005 through last August and progressed from being bedridden to sitting up in a wheelchair, to using a walker, to walking with a cane.
Now, 2 1/2 years after his initial diagnosis, Barrett is alive, walking on his own and virtually cancer free, Chue said. The 10-centimeter tumor in his liver has shrunk to 2 centimeters. All other tumors in his pancreas and other organs are gone. ...
A dose of naturopathy gives man a second chance at life
The paramedics wheeled him in on a stretcher, weak, pale and barely alive.
After five months, the most evil of all cancers was about to declare victory. His pancreas was riddled with the disease, and tumors had spread to the liver and other surrounding organs.
His doctor predicted he would be dead within weeks.
Aaron Barrett, just 35 years old, sought one last treatment. The paramedics deposited Barrett's thin body into a bed at the Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center. There, his new treatment began.
It was largely untested, and controversial.
...
Barrett received chemotherapy from the end of January 2005 through last August and progressed from being bedridden to sitting up in a wheelchair, to using a walker, to walking with a cane.
Now, 2 1/2 years after his initial diagnosis, Barrett is alive, walking on his own and virtually cancer free, Chue said. The 10-centimeter tumor in his liver has shrunk to 2 centimeters. All other tumors in his pancreas and other organs are gone. ...
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