Is there a cure for throat cancer that has been there for a year?
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Most probably, it is confined at its place, which is called in situ. In that case it can be treated successfully. \n\nIf it is on vocal chord, there is very little blood supply, and so growth rate of the tumour would be very slow. It can be removed by operation; further, if necessary, recently developed highly focused radiation can be delivered directly to the tumour. Finally, chemo-therapy can be given. Thus there is a very good chance that the disease will not return for the rest of the life.
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I am a Radiation Therapist, so I have a pretty good handle on this one.  Extreme pain and dificulty swallowing ar ethe two most common (and awful) side effects of radiation therapy to the neck area.  Lidocaine spays are sometimes effective but difficult once a patient reaches a certain level of pain.  The most common treatment for this is often called "magic mouthwash".  It can be made up at your local pharmacy but will require a prescription.  It is a mixture of viscous lidocaine (to numb the throat), liquid benadryl (to lessen swelling) and liquid Maalox (to leave a soothing coating.  The effect is temporary (about 2 hours) but will allow him to at least eat some soft foods.   A second option is a painkiller lollipop (really) called Aqtiq. It is just narcotic in a sugar base but has shown some relief to local tissue.  The third suggestion is to get access to a mouth wash with a benzydamine base. This has not been approved in the US but is available in Canada over the counter, so you may be able to order it from an online pharmacy.  I worked on the clinical trial in the US and the benzydamine mouthwash helped to decrease the effect of radiation on the mucosal (inside the mouth and throat) tissue in patients being treated for head and neck cancer with radiation.\n\nAs a side note, your radiation oncology nurse should be carefully monitoring his weight.  If he is unable to take solid food, you should be supplementing his diet with high calorie meal replacement shakes like Ensure. If you can't afford these, very often the company can provide low or no cost supplies while he is being treated.  Please ask your oncology nurse or the department social worker to help you with these resources.  As a last resort, a PEG (feeding tube surgically placed BELOW the area being treated)  can be temporarily placed to allow him to receive adequate nutrition whil ehe is being treated and until the treated area heals.\n\nGood luck.
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I don't know.\n\nI can tell you this:  Lung cancer has one of the worst prognosis there is.  If the patient is still alive in 5 years after commencing therapy, even if they have been in a coma and are not expected to reawaken, that is called a success story, as long as they are cancer free.  That is a fact.\n\nYou should look into Gerson therapy, Budwig therapy, alkaline diet, filtering both drinking and bath water, raw 100percent vegan diet, hyperthermia treatments.  At the very least, you should research what the Burzynski clinic has to offer.  They do free clinical trials, and take some types of medical insurance.  They are more conventional than the other therapies I mention, but without the terrible damage and life threatening sickness caused by chemotherapy.  (Chemotherapy itself may kill more people than cancer.  Not many people know that, but chem is very dangerous.)\n\nBurzynski clinic has real doctors and nurses, and I have read many good thing about them.  Please, if you do not look into the other things I mention, then at least look into what Burzynski clinic has to offer.  Here is a link:\nhttp://www.cancermed.com/\n\nMay the Lord bless you both, and may you both have a peaceful eternity.
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I believe there are known cures of cancers and they are being held back.how can we study a disease for 30 years or more and not have a cure. why because too many people and big corps are making a fortune off of this killing disease.
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We just have some treatments for cancer and TB.  I guess you can cure TB but I don't think they ever call it "cure" with cancer.  There are treatments for HIV that work with varying degrees of success.
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I applaud you!!!\n\nBeing a 2 year breast cancer survivor, with a sister and aunt who have also had it and other cancers (colon & prostate) in the family.  I really appreciate all that you and the other scientists do to find cures for the "C" word.
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There are over 100 cures already available.\n\nhttp://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/cancer.html
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I have not heard anything being cured. It improved research regarding Parkinson's disease, Colonial cancer could be caused by virus, and general cancer cells.
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I'm not sure of 3 ways to get it but, as someone living with Cancer, I can assure you that there is no cure.  Just things that work for some people and not for others to varying degrees.
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gamma knife procedure, surgical, radio, chemo, immuno.  There is hope.  M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston TX can help.  Don't let the past discourage you.  New treatments are winning the battle with even the most invasive cancers.  \n\nhttp://www.mdanderson.org/?gclid=CMzN-8PV2ogCFRgvUAodhHFXeQ
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There are about 100 cures available now.\nAnother one should be easy.\n\nhttp://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/cancer.html
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i wish there was.you have no idea on how i wish this was true.  my dad whom i  love very dearly told me that he has prostrate cancer back in September. he told me that he was going to the "mayo" clinic. an extremely prestigious hospital for this treatment. with an above average sucesss rate. so i was very content with that. but as my mom and dad  go to Melbourne Florida every year to there winter retreat. he still hadn't gone to the mayo before they left. i questioned my dad why and he stated that he is going to seek full treatment in Florida with a doctor he knows and trust. well its late November and he hasn't gone for treatment of any kind. Ive called on a daily bases and spoken to him about it and questioned what he is doing to resolve the issue. his response is " i haven't got the time to take care of it yet" i questioned of "yet" to him. he explains of how he has to do this and that(things of no meaning). he is a vein man i know. and that is his issue. he is 75 years of age. Ive always known that your parents will die. but Ive never felt it like i feel it now.but the kicker is , i finally got to speak to my mom without him there. he doesnt have prostrate cancer. he has lung cancer. he quit smoking at the age of 33. but he worked his entire life as a journeymen electrictian. who knows what he was exposed to over all those years. so in answer to your question, i really wish there was. id read it to eternity. the bible as you so hiddenly speak doesn't tell you how to deal with this. if it does and you really see that it applies. then e-mail me about how i should read scriptrure...chapter... verse.... does it really apply? ask this of yourself before you offer advise.
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Treatment can be very cheap, or even free.\n\nhttp://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/cancercure-dandelion.htm
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Holistic "methods"? Not sure, but wheat-grass juice cures cancer. So does Essiac Tea. Google search it, you'll see.\nI know 2 people who tried them and it worked. No help from the doctors either. Doctors had said he had 3 months to live. HA, yeah right.
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One sign of cancer is a sore that does not heal. Do good mouth care through out the day with a good antiseptic mouthwash, and brushing your teeth after every meal. And Gargle with salt water, 1/2 teaspoon salt to 1 Cup of water. Make sure you are eating a good healthy diet, and should take a natural multi vitamin. If the sore is not gone in two to three days, go see a doctor.\nCheck out this great healthy living web site with a lot of good information.\nhttp://www.recipes-for-a-healthy-home.com/index.html
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Yes, viral therapy has been used with limited results.  For example, p53 has been put into a viral vector and injected directly into head and neck tumors (if i recall correctly).  Virii are basically used as shuttles to introduce proteins into cells.  However we can't yet specifically and easily target cancer cells.  So usually this is only for solid tumors that are accessable.  So far this isn't a practicle form of therapy.  See the last ref for this therapy type\n\n\nAlso cancer vaccines are being utilized to prompt an immune response against cancer cells.  Despite decades of work I don't think this is a useful mode of therapy yet.  See the first ref for this therapy type.
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The best way is surgery. When not possible, use combined chemoradiation.