Case Report - Colon Cancer Long-Term Survival with DCA Therapy
- 57 year old female diagnosed with stage 4 rectal cancer (multiple liver metastases)
- partially obstructing tumour, had surgery, unable to remove main tumour so bypassed with loop ileostomy
- chemo (FOLFIRI + Avastin) reduced CEA from 260 to 3.5
- combined IV DCA + metformin with chemo initially, then chemo stopped due to increasing side effects
- continued DCA but switched from IV to oral
- stable disease (by CT scans and CEA measurement) for over 4 years
- case report published in World Journal of Clinical Cases
- patient read about anti-cancer properties of boswellia extract, began to combine with DCA
- CT scan done after a few months showed complete disappearance of all liver tumours, confirmed by MRI
- patient had surgery to remove original mass and reverse the ileostomy, surgeon found only scar tissue and 1 node with microscopic cancer
- patient continued low dose DCA for maintenance
- remains in complete remission, now over 10 years from start of treatment with Dr. Khan
This is an educational case report of a patient treated at Medicor. Every case is unique, not all patients achieve cancer reduction or remission with therapy. Case reports are not meant to imply a guarantee of specific results, but to illustrate what is possible with our cancer therapy protocols.
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