Anyone have ACT Chemo Treatment?

I am newly diagnosed and my doctor told me that ACT does nothing for breast cancer.  My doctor also informed me that chemo is only absolutely necessary if it goes into the lymph nodes.  This is contoversial to some but I am going to an integrated doctor who is preparing my body for surgery and possibly chemo.  Get the book:  Anti Cancer: A New Way of Life--it will help save your life and get you better informed.  I would do further research or get 1 more opinion if you can. 

Mary,

Edited by trip2 - Oct 16 2009 at 8:18am

invasive...hate that word Pam..

Because I am newly diagnosed I don't have all of the information yet so until I have the results in, I haven't posted my status.  I have triple negative cancer--I thought I was stage 1 prognosis good, but the surgeon told me mine was a difficult case because I have 2 tumors, one at 4 o'clock and on just left of my nipple and that makes me stage 2.  Both on the left side--Skin saving mastectomy is what the surgeon told me.  The oncologist won't be involved until all my tests are in MRI, CT Scan and Bone Scan.  I plan to also have another doctor run tests on my biopsy tissue to see which type of chemo, if I have to have it, will work best on the cancer in my body.  They do this in Europe but it is considered controversial in the US.  I'm just trying to up my odds of survival any way I can. 

This question may sound odd for some, but I've been on the pill for a long time and haven't been off it in a while.

The tumour under my nipple is too large to do a lumpectomy.  I think it goes all of the way under it which requires mastectomy.  The only way to save my nipple is to try and shrink the tumors, then and only then would I have even the slightest chance of a lumpectomy.  The surgeon is notorius for saving the breast and wants to do a skin saving procedure, he's the best in his field and head of the breast cancer dept. at City of Hope and he also works at Huntington Hospital Cancer division in Pasadena which was voted the number 1 hospital in the nation.  I am very lucky to have him.  I did a lot of research and all of the sites including Mayo Clinic's site says my tumor location plus 2 tumors rules out a lumpectomy:(.  By the time they clear the margins there won't be anything left.

Edited by maryjahn - Oct 17 2009 at 4:41pm

Dear MaryJahn,

It sounds like you have done your homework and researched the subject well. You also obviously have found good doctors and trust them. If a mastectomy is what's needed then you need to go forward and get it done. Good luck with the treatment. Please keep us posted on how things are going.

Hello,

[/QUOTE] Compared to AC..Taxol is really ugly!!!  Between the T and the neulasta I feel 110!  Every bone seems to hurt, my joints are crying and my feet feel like they are someone elses.........not whining here but I do not like these side effects one bit!  Have had no nausea but feel everything else times 2!  Nails hurt but no splits or loss yet but wouldn't be surprized when that starts...I will take AC over this anytime.... [/QUOTE] Is Neulasta the shot they give you to boost your white count? I only had that once and it didn't bother me. I had no joint pain with any of the treatments, I consider myself very lucky!!

Maryjahn -