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Post Date : Monday September 3 2007
MA is a 63-year old woman diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in April 2002. She had her ascending colon and appendix removed as well as 13 lymph nodes on May 17, 2002. One of the lymph nodes tested positive for cancer. On her follow up visit on June 21, 2002, the oncologist recommended that she start chemotherapy immediately and she adamantly refused. They did not get to the point of discussing which chemotherapy he wanted her to start on. In August 2002, she started taking Poly-MVA and quickly went up to 8 teaspoons per day. She took this dose for 2 months. After 2 months, she cut the dose to 4 teaspoons per day and remained on this dose for approximately 1½ years. She then gradually cut down to 2 teaspoons per day for most of 2004 and then cut the dose down again to one teaspoon per day during early 2005. She has had a yearly colonscopy exam for the first 3 years that have been completely clear of cancer recurrence. Since 2005 she has a follow up colonoscopy exam every two years that still remain normal. MA also received a CT scan approximately 3 years ago and a PET scan approximately 2 ½ years ago that did not show any evidence of local cancer growth or metastasis. She has reduced her intake of Poly-MVA over the years since each of her tests have been normal. Additionally, the CEA has also been measured since after the surgery and have also remained normal. In September 2002, the CEA was 1.0 (normal 0-2.5 ng/ml); in February 2003 it was 1.2 and in March 2005 it was 2.1. Although her CEA level was normal in March 2005, it appeared as though it was on the rise. She increased her dose of Poly-MVA to 4 teaspoons per day for two months. By June of 2005, her CEA had decreased to 1.7. Afterwards she cut down to 2 teaspoons per day and has remained on that dose since June 2005. If her CEA increases again or has any recurrence is evidenced on a colonoscopy she will increase her intake of Poly-MVA.
Case study written by Dr. Shari Lieberman as a part of the Poly-MVA Best Case Series.